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a master of psychological portraiture
Aurangzeb sent his emissaries across his realm implementing the Fatwa-e-Alamgiri
He was known as a very enthusiastic reader
Govardhan who served in the imperial atelier under Akbar
Alamgir on Horseback Frame:Black Hardwood Box Frame a master of psychological portraitureIn this painting we see, an aged Aurangzeb riding a stallion and holding a spear under the golden radiance of a halo. The emperor spent the last few decades of his life in the Deccan fighting the Marathas. This painting is likely to be of that timeline. It goes unsaid that unlike his forefathers who brought the artists of the imperial studios into the courts and their households, Alamgir sent them to oblivion. It would be a longshot to even expect a
