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The Rajasthani School of Miniature Painting
HISTOR HISTORY Y OF INDIAN INDIAN ART ART Origin and Development :Rajput painting painting is considered considered as a bright chapter in the history history of Hindu iniature and painting of a high standard in north-!estern India" The period of Rajput painting ebraces the period of fina# gro!th fro the #atter ha#f of the $% th century to the $&th century" Rajput painting !as confined around Rajasthan' (unde#)hand' and the *unjab region of the Hia#ayas" It has been sub di+ided into t!o sty#es based on geographic and sty#istic differences"
$" The Rajasthani Rajasthani Schoo# co+ering the area of ,e!ar' aipur' aipur' (undi' (undi' .ishangarh' .ishangarh' odhpur' (i)aner" /" The *ahari *ahari Schoo# Schoo# inc#ud inc#udes es painti paintings ngs of (asoh# (asoh#i' i' .angra .angra'' 0u#er 0u#er'' Nurpur Nurpur'' 1haba' ,andi' Haripur and Tehri-0ar!a#" 2ach of the schoo# is a cop#ete unit coprising any sub-schoo#s" T!o ajor factors factors contributed contributed great#y great#y to the de+e#opent de+e#opent of Rajasthani Rajasthani paintings3 first' the econoic prosperity enjoyed by the coercia# counity of Rajasthan and seconds the re+i+a# of 45aisna+is6 45aisna+is6 and the gro!th of (ha)ti cu#t" th In the $7 century the inf#uence of poets and !riters #i)e Raanuja' the !orshiper of 8ord 5ishnu and ayde+' the !orshiper of 8ord .rishna' brought about great changes in the art' #iterature and spiritua# a!a)ening of the peop#e a## o+er India" The appearance of Sri 1haitanya and ,eerabai and their tota# de+otion and #o+e for 8ord .rishna s!ept the !ho#e o+er India" The noenc#atur noenc#aturee Rajasthani Rajasthani painting painting is not gi+en to any root#ess root#ess set of painting that gre! indigenous#y at any one p#ace' but is a concerted effort by group of aster painters to de+e#op this ne! type of painting !ere !estern Indian painting' join anuscript panting and 0ujarat sty#e !ere a## fused together to gi+e rise rise to this this ne! ne! genr genree of pain painti ting ng"" The The cent centre re !ere !ere thes thesee acti acti+i +iti ties es and and e9perients !ere carried through ,e!ar' !hich !as #east affected by series of ,ugha# attac) and painters !ere #eft in peace p eace to de+e#op their o!n sty#e"
The Rajasthani Paintings:
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,aru-Ragini Raja Anirudh Singh Hara 1haugan *#ayers .rishna on S!ing Radha ;(ani-Thani< (harat eets Raa at 1hitra)ut
Sahibdin :t)a# Ra Dana Nuruddin Niha# 1hand 0uan
,e!ar (undi odhpur (i)aner .ishangarh aipur
Maru-Ragini (Sahibdin):The #o+e story of Dho#a - ,aru is +ery popu#ar in Rajasthan and is narrated both in ,ura#s and iniature paintings" The coposition of the painting is di+ided into t!o parts" Dho#a and ,aru are sho!n seated under a ye##o! canopy !ith a red curtain in the upper part of the coposition" Dho#a is dressed in typica# aristocratic attire cop#ete !ith !eapons #i)e s!ord and shie#d' facing his #o+er ,aru in Rajasthani costue" The #o!er part of the coposition sho!s ,aru caressing her pet cae#" (oth the figures are proinent against a green bac)ground dotted !ith f#o!er otifs" Sty#ished otifs of threes are bringing a unity in the coposition"
Raja Anirudha Singh ara (!t"al Ram):This iniature painting fro (undi' Raja Anirudha Singh Hora represents the encroachent of rea#is in the decorati+e sty#e of Rajput iniature painting" The painting sho!s the Raja on the bac) of a ga##oping horse" He is dressed in typica##y ,ugha# costue a#ong !ith the headdress ;turban<" There is refined craftsanship in the dra!ing of the ga##oping horse hoop up#ifted" The )ing dress is decorated !ith orange and bro!n co#ours" He ho#ds a f#o!er in his #eft hand" The scabbard and s!ord-hi#t are e#aborate#y ornaented" The sa## head of the hoarse has added hugeness to the body of the horse" There is a pecu#iarity of the (undi paintings !hich contains inor in one corner"
#haugan Pla$ers (Dana):The painting Chaugan Players is of a group of *o#o-*#ayers a## ounted on horse-bac)s !ith po#o-stic)s in their hands" The t!o princesses are riding side sadd#es and are bare headed" They are charging at each other !ith #ong po#o stic)s trying to contro# the ba##" Their #ady copanions are a#so on horse-bac)' riding
side sadd#e' running a!ay fro the centre but sti## trying to contro# the po#o ba## !ith #ong stic)s" Their upper bodies are t!isted bac)!ard trying to face the ba##" Heads of the aids are co+ered !ith Odhnis" They are a## dressed in Rajput costues" A #itt#e c#uster of fo#iage and f#o!er is presented in a sty#ished anner" Their s)irt spread out in be## #i)e fashion !ith the o+eent of the aids and their horses has #ent speed to the o+eent and high#ighted the gae !ith the ba## in the idd#e surrounded by po#o stic)s' !hich has been produced by the artist +ery c#ear#y" They a## ha+e their tresses tied in top)nots"