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Bichitr [Vicitra]
( fl c. 1615–50). Indian miniature painter. Bichitr’s career spanned the reigns of the Mughal emperors Jahangir (reg 1605–27) and Shah Jahan (reg 1628–58). What are apparently his earliest works show the same accomplished technique and surface brilliance that characterize those from the end of his career. Only three examples have inscribed dates: two paintings of 1631 (see below) and a drawing of 1645 (untraced). His remaining works are dated by external evidence, usually the estimated age of the personages depicted or the probable chronological limits of a historical event.
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