REFERENCE GALLERY
A collection of historical and contemporary arts of the Sikh Gurus and figures. These artworks are essential reference material for understanding the true appearance of our Gurus, and in understanding the amount of sanitization and modernism that has spread across Sikh visual representation.
A contemporary portrait of the 9th Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, painted in South India.
A traditional Thai mural painting depicting a man dressed in ornate orange and green clothing, sitting on a patterned bench, holding a tiger by the paws, with a background of a green landscape and tiled floor.
A traditional painting of a man with a beard wearing a red turban and white attire, sitting cross-legged on a cushion, holding a bird of prey on his gloved hand.
A traditional Indian painting depicting a man in white attire with a patterned turban, holding a falcon on his gloved hand, standing in front of a dark background with leafy tree branches.
Black and white drawing of a man riding a horse, wearing traditional attire, with a turban and a beard, and holding one arm across his chest.
A traditional painting depicting two men in ornate attire on a decorated platform outdoors. One man is seated, wearing a red and green outfit, holding a sword and a small object, with a curved bow on his lap. A second man stands behind him, dressed in white, holding a long gun aimed at the seated man, with a mountainous landscape and cloudy sky in the background.
Ancient fresco depicting a person with a long beard, wearing a hat and sitting at a table, with a birdcage and a hand in the background.
A detailed, colorful miniature painting of a heavily bearded man dressed in ornate clothes sitting on a throne, with a servant playing astringed instrument beside him. The scene is set against an intricate patterned border with a landscape backdrop visible through an open window.
A painting of a man with a beard, wearing traditional Indian clothing, sitting cross-legged on a yellow and blue mat, holding a mirror, with a green and dark background.
An illustration of a man with a beard wearing a traditional African hat, holding a bird on his gloved hand, with a colorful cloth tied around his waist, set against a green background.
Historical black-and-white illustration of two men in traditional European or Middle Eastern attire, with one man standing and holding a staff, and the other sitting, both with beards and turbans, in a natural setting.
A traditional Indian painting depicting a royal scene with a seated king or nobleman in white attire with a reddish turban, being presented with a gift by a standing man in white and gold clothing with a golden headpiece, while another man in white with a striped turban stands behind them under a yellow canopy.
