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| − | '''Indian painting''' shows many different styles. | + | '''Indian painting''' is an old tradition; its history goes back to antiquity. It shows many different styles, generally classified as murals and miniatures, and movements like Mughal, Mysore, Tanjore, Madhubani, Bengal School, and Samikshavad, the first in modern India. Western influences also had an impact on Indian modern art. Miniature painting include literature on the [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]]. |
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| + | At first glance, an Indian miniature painting, to the uninitiated, appears nothing more than a clutter and tangle of pastoral settings, dominated by masculine and feminine figures. Yet these scenes are not detached visions of artistic expression but provide the basis of Indian music and art forms. [http://www.indianchild.com/indian_paintings.htm] | ||
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| + | Some important indian painters were: Manaku of Guler, Hemen Majumdar, [[Rabindranath Tagore]], Raja Ravi Varma, Jamini Roy and Ram Chandra Shukla. | ||
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Revision as of 22:02, September 16, 2009
Indian painting is an old tradition; its history goes back to antiquity. It shows many different styles, generally classified as murals and miniatures, and movements like Mughal, Mysore, Tanjore, Madhubani, Bengal School, and Samikshavad, the first in modern India. Western influences also had an impact on Indian modern art. Miniature painting include literature on the Buddhism and Jainism.
At first glance, an Indian miniature painting, to the uninitiated, appears nothing more than a clutter and tangle of pastoral settings, dominated by masculine and feminine figures. Yet these scenes are not detached visions of artistic expression but provide the basis of Indian music and art forms. [1]
Some important indian painters were: Manaku of Guler, Hemen Majumdar, Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Ravi Varma, Jamini Roy and Ram Chandra Shukla.
Petite Indian Painting Gallery
Asking Her to Leave Her Noisy Anklets and Go Manaku of Guler
Lady Carrying Fruits Ravi Varma
Lady playing Swarbat Ravi Varma
Miniature Paintings depicting Mughal scenes and fashionable beauties.