Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar

ca. 1705

Water-colour painting on paper showing the Maharana Amar Singh worshipping Vishnu, in an imaginary landscape with people and animals. Other devotees and animals are shown in a landscape taking up three quarters of the painting. The animals are reminiscent of those depicted in Mewar books of dreams, but the inscription seems to suggest an invocation to Vishnu as the creator of all things, and this may be what is symbolised by the various animals and vegetation. The pale, stippled technique used in this painting enjoyed a vogue at Amar Singh's court around 1705.