Miniature painting, like many other great arts, was brought to India by the Mughals with the valuable assistance of the Persians. Of all the art forms in the Mughal period, miniature paintings are painstakingly painted creations that depict the events and life style of the Mughals in their magnificent palaces.
Other paintings include portraits or studies of wildlife and plants. This art is still alive and popular in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. These miniature paintings are every connoiseur's delight.
Inspired by the royal and romantic lives of the Mughals, these paintings show one moment at a time, in minute details. The court artists, who actually watched the royalty, to capture the moments on canvas instead of stretching their imagination, made the Mughal Paintings.
The love scenes, the court scenes, various solitary women, animals, flowers, all were closely observed and reproduced simultaneously. The floral paintings can be easily matched with the carving on the monuments of the glorious Mughal era.