A serene sense of love and affection marks the spectacular silk painting that depicts two parrots caressing each other. Simple, yet brilliant colour pattern makes the piece a real object of beauty and excellence. Silk Paintings reached their acme of glory during the Mughal era. Mughal kings patronized arts and literature and it is little wonder that many of today's paintings still have a Mughal quality to them. The hub of these paintings were the desert kingdoms of Rajasthan and the largest concentration of artists for this type of art can still be found there today. Rich court life and religious themes are often depicted as a characteristic of this art form. Beautiful women are often found in these works of art along with vibrant gemstone coloring. The heavy use of gold leaf appears as another distinguishing characteristic.