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[[File:Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum.jpg|thumb|220px|Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum.]]<br />
'''Govardhan''' ([[floruit|fl.]] 1595–1640){{sfn|Beach|2020}} was a noted [[India]]n painter of the [[Mughal painting|Mughal school of painting]]. His father Bhavani Das, had been a minor painter in the imperial workshop. Like many other Mughal painters, they were Hindus. He joined the imperial service during the reign of [[Akbar]] and he continued his work till the reign of [[Shah Jahan]]. The examples of his work survived till date show that he was fond of rich, sensuous colour and softly modeled forms.<br />
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Govardhan was one of the illustrators of the ''[[Baburnama]]'' currently located in the [[British Museum]], London. The ''Jahangir celebrating the festival of Ab-Pashi'' (1615), presently kept in the [[Raza Library]] in Rampur, India is one of his significant creations. The portraits created by him in the [[Jahangir]] albums are presently in the collections of various American and European museums. He depicted the different human physiques of the Indians with much accuracy. An excellent portrait of him was prepared by one of his contemporary painter, [[Daulat (painter)|Daulat]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Govardhan. Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh ca. 1638. Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg|Govardhan. Shah Jahan and [[Dara Shikoh]] ca. 1638. Victoria and Albert Museum.<br />
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File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.<br />
File:Govardhan. A Discourse Between Muslim Sages ca. 1630 LACMA.jpg|Govardhan. A Discourse Between Muslim Sages ca. 1630 LACMA.<br />
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File:Kusa and Lava chant the poem before Rama.jpg|Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), 1597-1605<br />
File:A Musician and Singer Kneel at the Outskirts of a Mughal Camp. A Yogi and a Servant Listen to them, from the Minto Album, c.1630.jpg|1630. A Musician and Singer Kneel at the Outskirts of a Mughal Camp. A Yogi and a Servant Listen to them, from the Minto Album. The instrument in a Seni Rebab.<br />
File:Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album -- Prince and Ascetics c 1630.jpg|Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album -- Prince and Ascetics c 1630. Instruments are the [[veena]] and (possibly) the [[daf]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{EI3|last=Beach|first=Milo C.|title=Govardhan|year=2020|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3/govardhan-COM_27510}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
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*{{cite book |author=Kossak, Steven | title= ''Indian court painting, 16th-19th century.'' | location=New York | publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art | year=1997| isbn=0870997831 | url=http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/12335/rec/74}} (see index: p.&nbsp;148-152; plate 22)<br />
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/114935/rec/401 The Emperors' album: images of Mughal India], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Govardhan<br />
Govardhan was famed for his bird and animal paintings.<br />
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