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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	File:Govardhan. Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh ca. 1638. Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg\|Govardhan. Shah Jahan and [[Dara Shikoh]] {{circa\|1638}}. [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].		File:Govardhan. Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh ca. 1638. Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg\|Govardhan. Shah Jahan and [[Dara Shikoh]] {{circa\|1638}}. [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].
	File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg\|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne, {{circa\|1635}}. [[Museum of Islamic Art, Doha]]		File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg\|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne, {{circa\|1635}}. [[Museum of Islamic Art, Doha]]
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	File:Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum.jpg\|''Akbar With Lion and Calf'' – by Govardhan ({{circa\|1630}}), at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].		File:Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum.jpg\|''Akbar With Lion and Calf'' – by Govardhan ({{circa\|1630}}), at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].
	File:Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Muraqqa.jpg\|Five Holy Men, A Leaf from the St. Petersburg Album. {{circa\|1625}}–1630. Private collection.		File:Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Muraqqa.jpg\|Five Holy Men, A Leaf from the St. Petersburg Album. {{circa\|1625}}–1630. Private collection.
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	==References==		==References==

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			{{Short description\|17th century Indian painter}}

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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.]]~~		{{Infobox artist
	'''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.		\| name = Govardhan
			\| image = Detail of the artist Govardhan, from an illustrated folio containing a self-portrait of the artist Daulat and portraits of the artists Govardhan, Bishandas, Manohar, Abu'l-Hasan, by Daulat, ca.1610.jpg
			\| caption = Portrait of Govardhan found on the border of a folio of the Gulshan Album, by Daulat, {{circa\|1610}}
			\| patrons = Akbar and Shah Jahan
			\| style = Mughal
			}}
			'''Govardhan''' ([[floruit\|fl.]] 1595–1640){{sfn\|Beach\|2020}} was a [[Mughal Era\|Mughal era]] [[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 that are still extant show that he was fond of rich, sensuous colour and softly modelled forms.

	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]].		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. His portraits contained 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 painters, [[Daulat (painter)\|Daulat]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	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.		File:Govardhan. Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh ca. 1638. Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg\|Govardhan. Shah Jahan and [[Dara Shikoh]] {{circa\|1638}}. [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].
			File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg\|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne, {{circa\|1635}}. [[Museum of Islamic Art, Doha]]
	File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg\|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.		File:Govardhan. A Discourse Between Muslim Sages ca. 1630 LACMA.jpg\|Govardhan. A Discourse between Muslim Sages {{circa\|1630}} [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]].
	File:Govardhan. A Discourse Between Muslim Sages ca. 1630 LACMA.jpg\|Govardhan. A Discourse ~~Between~~ Muslim Sages ~~ca.~~ 1630 ~~LACMA~~.		File:Kusa and Lava chant the poem before Rama.jpg\|Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), 1597–1605
			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 on the edge of a Mughal camp. A yogi and a servant listen to them. From the Minto Album. The instrument in a [[Seni rebab]].
	File:Kusa and Lava chant the poem before Rama.jpg\|Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), ~~1597-1605~~
	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~~.
	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]].		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]].
	</gallery>		File:Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum.jpg\|''Akbar With Lion and Calf'' – by Govardhan ({{circa\|1630}}), at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].
			File:Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Muraqqa.jpg\|Five Holy Men, A Leaf from the St. Petersburg Album. {{circa\|1625}}–1630. Private collection.
			</gallery>

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
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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. ~~148-152~~; plate 22)		*{{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)
	*[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		*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/114935/rec/401 The Emperors' album: images of Mughal India], an exhibition catalogue from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Govardhan.
	~~Govardhan was famed for his bird and animal paintings~~.

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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. 148-152; plate 22)		*{{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. 148-152; plate 22)
	*[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		*[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
			Govardhan was famed for his bird and animal paintings.

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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.]]
'''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.

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]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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.

File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.
File:Govardhan. A Discourse Between Muslim Sages ca. 1630 LACMA.jpg|Govardhan. A Discourse Between Muslim Sages ca. 1630 LACMA.

File:Kusa and Lava chant the poem before Rama.jpg|Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), 1597-1605
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.
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]].
</gallery>

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{EI3|last=Beach|first=Milo C.|title=Govardhan|year=2020|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3/govardhan-COM_27510}}

==Further reading==
{{commons category|Govardhan (painter)}}
*{{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. 148-152; plate 22)
*[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

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