Art Slides Part 2: Hindu Rajput Painting Flashcards
Name: Krishna Teasing the Gopis
Place: Rajasthan
Date: 1560
-Dynamic composition, use of color
Name: Ragini Bhairavi
Location: Rajasthan
Date: 1,610
-This Ragini is associated with a young woman worshipping Shiva at a shtine in a lake; poetic use of nature, verse and music to suggest a spiritual theme
Name: Todi Ragini
Date: 1,700
-Bright, pure colors and delicate linear style of the Pahari School of painting
Name: Shiva and Parvati Playing Charpar
Date: Late 17th Century
Type: Pahari School
-Borrows vivid coloration and highly stylized forms from the Rajasthani School
Name: Rama Pardoning Demon Spies of Ravana
Date: 1,730
School: Pahari School
-Unusually large painting from a series probably meant to be read to audiences at court. Effective use of color and patterns to unify the composition
Name: Female Figure (Dancer)
Artist: Jamini Roy
Date: 1966
-Inspired by the Gujrat tradition of miniature painting and Indian folk art
Name: Rajasthan II
Artist: Sayed Haider Raza
Date: 1,983
-Inspired by the landscape of Rajasthan, and the “hot” coloration of Rajput painters
Name: Painting
Artist: Gulam Rasool Santosh
Date: 1982
-Adapted Western trends in 20th century abstraction to the metaphysical nature of Hindu Philosophy
Name: Lakshimi Devi
Artist: Ravindeer Reddy
Date: 2003
-Work recalls Pop Art but is influenced by traditional Indian sculptural traditions
Name: Pleasure Pillars
Artist: Shazia Sikander
Date: 2001
-Watercolor and various pigments on paper. Combines personalized, subjective style and themes with imagery and coloration of Indian miniature painting
