Painting

At the end of the 16th century there were five Muslim sultanates in the Deccan, India: three of these are known to have produced painting but little has survived from any of them. The most outstanding patron of painting in the Deccan was the ruler of Bijapur, Ibrahim Adil Shah, who ruled from 1579 to 1627 and it is thought that this painting was done at his court. The painting came from the collection of the late Captain E.C. Spencer-Churchill.