Art flourished in the Mughal especially during Akbar's reign. Paintings were one of the major achievement of the Mughal Period because before than paintings have never been one of the great attainments of Indian culture. The reason behind this was that paper wasn't introduced to India until later part of 14th century from Persia, and before that they were traditionally done on palm leaves which really didnt have artisitic creativity. By 15th century transition from plam leaf to paper was made, stimulating a brust of creativity. The "Akbar Style" was used during this period, and it combined Persian and Indian motifs, and used extended space, portrayal of physical human action. Also Akbar encouraged imitation of european art forms, including the use of the portrayal of Christian subjects, the use of perspective, lifelike portraits, and the shading of colors in the renaissance style. This type of painting style outraged the Orthodox Muslims but Akbar argued that this would spread knowledge. So this style was used in "Akbarnama" ( " Book of Akbar" ) which narrated historical key event of his reign.

Architecture was undoubtedly the Mughals' most visible achievement. It integrated Persian and Indian styles in a new beautiful form. The monuments were decorated with geometric patterns, delcate stones, colored precious stones, and dazzling floral mosaics. the mughal architecture consisted of archs, domes, tower, indentures, and carvings. The buildings were tall and enormous and it showed the power of the Mughals. The Taj Mahal is the best symbol of their architecture work. It was built by the emperor Shah Jahan.