Jahangir - A Connoisseur of Mughal Art

Author: Sanjeev P. SrivastavaPublisher: Abhinav PublicationsYear: 2001Language: EnglishPages: 220ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170173868 DescriptionThis book presents fabulous folios from Gulshan Album and Muraqqas which once belonged to Emperor Jahangir’s treasure. This book also highlights the interest Emperor Jahangir took in the production of sumptuous pictures which beautiful the museum of USA and France.This is the first comprehensive and intimate book on the art and aesthetic patronage of Emperor Jahangir who inherited great splendors of art and wealth from his father Akbar the Great. Jahangir: A Connoisseur of Mughal Art is author’s third great work showing the character and personality of prince Salim who ruled India after the death of Akbar. It tends of portray the aesthetic taste of Emperor Jahangir as an unrivalled connoisseur of Mughal art besides being a shrewd administrator of Mughal empire. The present study based on authentic primary sources attempts to present the art