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Tree on the Island of Waqwaq. Golconda, early 17th century Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Golconda painting refers to the school of miniature painting developed during the reign of the Golconda Sultanate. It is itself a type of Deccan painting, and closely related to other Deccan schools, such as Bijapur and

History

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

The fifth sultan of the dynasty, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, is regarded as an important patron of the arts. Most of the surviving paintings from this period are contained within a manuscript of the Kulliyat (collection) of the sultan's poetry, located in the Salar Jung Museum. This work is considered to be the sultan's own copy, owing to its rich illustration and illumination.

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

Mark Zebrowski posits that painters from Bijapur emigrated to Golconda in the middle of the seventeenth century, as can be seen from the influence of the Bijapur school in paintings of this period.

References

  1. Quraishi, Fatima (2015-05-26). "Games of Scale in a Golconda Painting - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. Zebrowski 1983, p. 159.
  3. Zebrowski 1983, p. 193.
  • Zebrowski. Deccani painting.
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