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The Throne of the Great Mogul in Dresden: The Ultimate Artwork of the Baroque

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A masterful deciphering of an extraordinary art object, illuminating some of the biggest questions of the eighteenth century

The Throne of the Great Mogul (1701–8) is a unique work of European decorative art: an intricate miniature of the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb depicted during the emperor’s birthday celebrations. It was created by the jeweler Johann Melchior Dinglinger in Dresden and purchased by the Saxon prince Augustus the Strong for an enormous sum. Constructed like a the...