Dear Amber,
thanks for this information. Both are depictions of Plain Tigers.Interestingly,
the Plain Tiger is (?? the only) butterfly depicted by the ancient Egyptians.
Probably the Australian Aborogine art will also have a few of these
cosmopolitan fellows used in some ritual painting!!!
On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:16:54 +0530 wrote
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Hi,
Thanks for the link!
I was particularly intrigued by a comment on the paucity of butterflies in
Mughal art. There are certainly many paintings on mammals, birds and flowers -
the ones by the artist Mansur (Jahangir's court) are generally the most
appreciated for the accuracy of depiction of various species that caught
Jahangir's eye or were presented to him. So I went through a couple of volumes
depicting Mughal art and while butterflies were indeed scarce they were not
completely absent. I am attaching rather crude photos of details of the two
that I found.
Both are from about 1620 (Jahangir's reign was 1605-27). I can't identify the
one by Mansur though it has a rather danaid-ish look. But the one by "Muhammad
Nadir of Samarqand" is a really wonderfully painted Plain Tiger that
could grace any modern field guide.
Amber Habib
Delhi
From: Ashwin Baindur
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 12:59:57 PM
Subject: [ButterflyIndia] The Study of Butterflies - by Peter Smetacek
(resources for newbies)
Hi,
Peter Smetacek wrote a series of articles on butterflies for the common man.
They are great reading especially for newbies and of general interest to all.
Best of all, they are open access. You can access the download links and a
small writeup here :
http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/the-study-of-butterflies/
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
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Enjoy
