PAINTINGS Flashcards
Painting Facts
Chitrasutra by VishnuDharmottara Purana - Oral tradition recorded around 5th Century AD
Kamasutra carries 6 principles of painting called shadanga of paintings
Murals
Done on walls eg Cave paintings ,red yellow black colours ,figures of animals etc
Jogimara caves in Jharkhand , Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra , Bagh caves in Madhya Pradesh, Badami in Karnataka
Bhimbetka
Madhya pradesh Rock cut caves
Jogimara
First human expert painters ,jharkhand , chattisgarh
Ajanta
Maharashtra
Depict buddha life and jataka tales,both hinaya and mahayana phase
Dying princess, Padmapani- Bodhissatva very popular - Lotus bearer , Vajrapani - bearer of thunderbolt and also flying apsara
Ellora
Jaina buddha hindu ,ramayana mahabharata
Pitalkhora
Maharashtra Buddhist Caves of HINAYA Buddhism
Bagh caves
Madhya Pradesh Secular painting, common themes
Badami
Karnataka ,hindu temples , vakataka kings and chalukya kings
Ravan chaya
Odissa
Armamalai
Tamil nadu ,Jainnpaintings
Later Murals
Vijaynagra, Nayaka amd Kerela Murals
Miniature Paintings
Pala School ,Apbhramsa School, Chola , Kashmiri School and mughals
Pala School of Miniature
Influencrd by Vajrayana school of buddhism , they were compact form of murals
Generally made on palm leaves and paper
Example of it is.illistrated manuscript Astahazarika prajnaparamita buddhist text
Apbhramsa School
angular faces , pointed nose, potruded eyes , themes were Gita Govinda , Secular love
Gujrat Later influenced rajasthan and mewar styles and illustrated on JAIN manuscripts like Kalpasautra and Kalakcharya
Extras
Kashmir school, Mysore ,Deccan , Mughal etc etc
Mughal Paintings
Humayun brought painters with him like Mir sayid ali and Abdus Samad
Mughals bought miniature paintings ehich later influenced Rajasthani and Pahari Miniatures
Blend of Indian, Persian , Islamic,Popular under Akbar Jahangir Shahjahan
Tuti Nama
Commissioned by Akbar ,it was by Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad
Parrot tales 52 stories ,250 miniatures
Hamza Nama Or Dastir e Amir Hamza
1200 paintings on cloth ,original 1500 leaves
Also commissioned by Akbar - 14 years to complete
Akbar
Focussed less on portraits but started it tradition
This mughal emproror Did not focus on religious themes
Jahangir Zenith reached of miniatures
Nature lover ,flora and fauna paintingd ,decorative margins
Mansur famous painter under him ,works like Siberian crane and bengal florican and dodo
Jahangir
Under this king was bishan das called unrivalled master portrait
Shahjahan
Quality declined too bright colours and european influence
Mughal vs rajasthani
Secular vs religious style of painting,hunting themes vs religious theme , muted colours vs bold primary colors, royal art vs Folk art