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[[File:Bichitr - Padshahnama plate 10 - Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ... - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|Padshahnama plate 10 : [[Shah Jahan]] receives his three eldest sons and [[Asaf Khan IV|Asaf Khan]] during his accession ceremonies (8 March 1628)]]<br />
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'''Bichitr''' (fl. 17th century) was an Indian painter during the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period, patronized by the emperors [[Jahangir]] and [[Shah Jahan]].<ref name=Brit /><br />
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The earliest known painting of his is a mature work from c. 1615. He was possibly still active in 1660. Britannica notes that his "court style may have been the most brilliant of all the Mughal painters", with "faultless technique and majestic formality." Influenced by his studies of European artworks, Bichtir incorporated figures with shadows, Western perspective, and ''[[putti]]'' into his work.<ref name=Brit>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bichitr|title=Bichitr: Indian painter |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|first=Maren|last=Goldberg}}</ref><br />
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