The artwork is a Natural Color On Handmade Sheet by Mukesh Vijay unconventionally portrays Baba Bharath Singh, starkly contrasting with the dignified image typically associated with him. Inspired by a painting housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this rendition depicts Baba Bharath Singh undressed, stripped down to his underpants. The absence of dignity in this portrayal suggests a deliberate attempt to discredit him, possibly reflecting his fall from power and respect at the Mewar court.
Historical context reveals that Baba Bharath Singh was implicated in a plot to overthrow Maharana Jagat Singh II and seize the throne in the late 1740s. The actual painting also comes with another one that shows him fully dressed. These paintings may have been commissioned to humiliate him for his treacherous actions, serving as a visual reminder of his downfall and loss of stature within the court.
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