The art of silk painting can be traced back to 2nd century AD in China. The art of applying coloured pigment to silk cloth emerged from China about 2000 years ago. This art evolved when silk was considered the best canvas for painting as it was lighter than bamboo, stone or wood. The graceful silk […]
Pahari painting flourished and developed during 17th to 19th century in the hilly areas in northwest like Jammu, Garhwal, Basohli, Chamba, Guler, Kangra and Mandi. These paintings are mostly done in miniature form of painting and influenced by Mughal paintings of Aurangzeb’s period to some extent. Pahari paintings or Rajput paintings are categorized on the […]
India is a diverse country where culture, customs and style changes at every kilometre. India has a rich history and many styles of paintings emerged during the rule of different emperors in different era. All styles of paintings are beautiful and intrinsic. The most common theme of all paintings are depiction of gods and goddesses, […]
Tanjore paintings are also known as Thanjavur paintings. These one of the popular classical paintings have been Southern Tamil Nadu’s pride for two centuries. Their dense composition and vibrant colours makes them stand out from all other forms of painting. This unique form of painting was originated in 16th century during maratha period. Tanjore paintings […]
Mysore being the second largest city of Karnataka, India gave birth to the beautiful and unique form of art called Mysore paintings in the 17th and 18th century. It came under the patronage of Wodeyars specially Raja Wodeyar. This art reached its heights and obtained glory under the patronage of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. To […]
Rajasthani paintings are characterized by bold lines, fine detailing, use of fine brush strokes, and use of bright colours which attracts the attention of every on looker successfully look these up. These paintings are adorned worldwide. Rajasthani paintings became famous in medieval period and had support of kings of different regions of Rajasthan, which made […]
The Kalighat paintings came into existence during the 19th century in the kali temple area, Kolkata on the ghat of the Buri Ganga. Earlier these paintings were souvenir brought by devotees of the Kali temple at Kalighat. Kalighat Paintings are characterized by bold colours, broad sweeping brush lines and simplification of forms. Earlier Kalighat Paintings […]
Warli is simple yet beautiful form of painting. This simple form of art usually supports geometric shapes like triangle, circle or lines. Maharashtra’s native, warli paintings looks very simple but have deep thoughts behind. There are a few symbols used to make these paintings like the circle represents the sun and the moon, the triangle […]
Beautiful and colourful Phad Paintings originated from Rajasthan got its name from rajasthani dialect which means fold and the word phad is derived from Sanskrit word patt. These are long rectangular paintings on cloth which depict the lives and adventures of local heroes using bold colours. These paintings take you through epic stories of dances […]
Dated back in 17th century, Miniature paintings evolved from the Western Himalayas. Miniature paintings are intricate handmade paintings which are colourful but small in size. These paintings showcase flawless and subtle brushwork which adds on to their beauty. Miniature paintings got its name from its size. The first miniature painting was made on palm leaves […]
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