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AURANGZIB THE PURITAN EMPEROR palace decorated with pictures of Christian saints. In most Moghul portraits, the head of the emperor is sur- rounded by an aureole or nimbus, and many other fea- tures in the schools of painting at Agra and Delhi LATTICK IN BATHROOM OF SHAH JAIIAN's PALACE AT DELHI. remind one of contemporary Italian art. The artists were held in high favour at court, as we may judge from contemporary native accounts in which art is alluded to, and many of their names have been pre- served. Their works added notably to the decoration