Freya Simms of LAPADA chooses an exotic 17th century image.
Freya Simms on ‘Shah Jahan accepts a falcon from Dara Shikoh’ by Govardhan
‘There is something mesmerising about Indian miniature paintings, their exquisite use of detail, pattern and motif, which lends a jewel-like quality to the illustrations. As a child, I was entranced by some museum copies my father had and would stare at them for what seemed like hours. His neighbour kept birds of prey, too, so…
