Self-Portrait as Mumtaz Mahal on a Carpet from the Shah Jahan Period at the Frick series (Bhasha Chakrabarti)
The painted carpets feature self portraits as Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of the Mughal emperor... there are no surviving contemporary portraits of Mumtaz Mahal.
Smelling a Flower, Bhasha Chakrabarti, 2023, oil on burlap, silk, and thread, 75.5 x 92.75 inches, photos by @ariellegray_
Untimely Death, Bhasha Chakrabarti, 2023, oil on burlap, silk, and thread, 48 x 83 inches, photos by @ariellegray_
photos by @ariellegray_
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