| − | '''Indian painting''' is an old tradition; its history goes back to antiquity. Indian Painting shows many different styles, generally classified as [[mural]]s and [[miniatures]], and movements like Mughal, Mysore, Tanjore, Madhubani, Bengal School, and Samikshavad, the first in modern [[India]]. Chinese and Iranian art had inspired indian artists. Western influences also had an impact on Indian modern [[art]] like "the Company style". Modern [[Painting]] has changed from mystery and Hindu gods to subjects with inspiration in present social and economical problems; still, ''the respect for tradition and the ability to transcend it at the same time is clearly evident in Indian art of today''. [http://www.indianchild.com/indian_paintings.htm] | + | '''Indian painting''' is an old tradition; its history goes back to antiquity. Indian Painting shows many different styles, generally classified as [[mural]]s and [[miniatures]], and movements like Mughal, Pahari, Mysore, Tanjore, Madhubani, Bengal School, and Samikshavad, the first in modern [[India]]. Chinese and Iranian art had inspired indian artists. Western influences also had an impact on Indian modern [[art]] like "the Company style". Modern [[Painting]] has changed from mystery and Hindu gods to subjects with inspiration in present social and economical problems; still, ''the respect for tradition and the ability to transcend it at the same time is clearly evident in Indian art of today''. [http://www.indianchild.com/indian_paintings.htm] |
| | Miniature painting include literature on the [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]]. | | Miniature painting include literature on the [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]]. |
| − | Some important Indian painters are: Manaku of Guler, Hemen Majumdar, Abanindranath Tagore, '''Raja Ravi Varma''', Jamini Roy, Ram Chandra Shukla, M. F. Hussein, Anjolie Ela Menon and Rameshwar Broota. ''Raja Ravi Varma is most remembered for his paintings of beautiful sari clad women, who were portrayed as very shapely and graceful. He is famous for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the [[Mahabharata]] and [[Ramayana]].'' [http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/painters.html] ''The paintings of Jamini Roy (1887-1972) are among the most recognizable of Indian paintings.'' [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/art/jamini_roy.htm] | + | Some important Indian painters are: Manaku of Guler, Hemen Majumdar, Abanindranath Tagore, '''Raja Ravi Varma''', Jamini Roy, Ram Chandra Shukla, M. F. Hussein, Anjolie Ela Menon and Rameshwar Broota. ''The painter Manaku is seen as having been central to the development of the Pahari style of painting at Haripur/Guler during the second quarter of the 18th century.'' [http://www.kamat.com/database/?CitationID=10481] ''Raja Ravi Varma is most remembered for his paintings of beautiful sari clad women, who were portrayed as very shapely and graceful. He is famous for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the [[Mahabharata]] and [[Ramayana]].'' [http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/painters.html] ''The paintings of Jamini Roy (1887-1972) are among the most recognizable of Indian paintings.'' [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/art/jamini_roy.htm] |