Fine Art

Portrait of Shah Jahan — History & Facts

The great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628–1658) is represented at the window where he customarily appeared to the people. The relief was sculpted by a European who was probably in the service of the emperor.

More Artworks by Unknown Artist

The Ideal City

The Ideal City

Unknown Artist

A knight in full armor rides a horse through a rocky landscape accompanied by a skeletal figure holding an hourglass, a horned creature, and a running dog.

Ridder, Dood en Duivel

Unknown Artist

Shiva Nataraja bronze sculpture by unknown artist in anandatandava pose

Shiva Nataraja

Unknown Artist

Dolls’ house of Petronella Oortman, paint, unknown artist

Dolls’ house of Petronella Oortman

Unknown Artist

Bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja by unknown artist

Shiva Nataraja

Unknown Artist

Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, oil on panel by Unknown Artist

Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Unknown Artist

Gold folio by Mansur depicting a red-headed vulture and long-billed vulture

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Unknown Artist

Ukiyo-e gold by Unknown Artist depicting a serene figure holding a fan.

The Tale of Genji

Unknown Artist

Cong, a jade decorative piece by Unknown Artist

Cong

Unknown Artist

Ukiyo-e artwork featuring delicate figures and intricate gold patterns by Unknown Artist

The Tale of Genji

Unknown Artist

Browse all

More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

Browse all