Alauddin Khilji Conquering Ranthamore Fort, Kangra school, India, late 18th century, opaque watercolor on paper, Tokyo National Museum

Alauddin Khilji Conquering Ranthambore Fort

Unknown Kangra artist

Alauddin Khilji Conquering Ranthamore Fort, Kangra school, India, late 18th century, opaque watercolor on paper, Tokyo National Museum

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Holding institution
Tokyo National Museum
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Tokyo National Museum

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Narrative Both · 98%

    The image depicts multiple figures arranged in connected architectural spaces, while the title identifies a specific historical conquest narrative.

  • War and Military Metadata · 98%

    The title explicitly identifies Alauddin Khilji’s conquest of Ranthambore Fort, establishing a military-historical subject.

Visual Qualities

  • Flatness Visual · 90%

    The composition uses flattened, stacked architectural zones and compartmentalized spaces, with limited atmospheric depth and strong planar organization.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Both · 99%

    The image is visibly a painted figurative composition, and the catalog describes it as opaque watercolor on paper.

  • Watercolor Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies opaque watercolor as the medium.

  • Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies paper as the support.

Time Periods

  • 18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to the late 18th century.

Geographic Regions

  • Indian Art Metadata · 97%

    The catalog identifies the work as belonging to the Kangra school of India.

Source & rights

AnonymousUnknown author. Own work

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