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{{Infobox artist<br />
| name = Govardhan<br />
| 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<br />
| caption = Portrait of Govardhan found on the border of a folio of the Gulshan Album, by Daulat, {{circa|1610}}<br />
| patrons = Akbar and Shah Jahan<br />
| style = Mughal<br />
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'''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.<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. 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]].<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]] {{circa|1638}}. [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].<br />
File:Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne.jpg|Shah Jahan on The Peacock Throne, {{circa|1635}}. [[Museum of Islamic Art, Doha]]<br />
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]].<br />
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 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]].<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 />
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]].<br />
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.<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.&amp;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 catalogue from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Govardhan.<br />
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