The Rajasthani School of Painting refers to a collective term for several regional styles of miniature paintings that flourished in the princely states of Rajasthan between the 16th...
Rajput painting is one of the brightest chapters in the history of Indian Miniature Painting. These paintings are known for their high quality and finer details. Some call...
Thanjore Paintings The patrons of this art were the Nayakas of Tanjore. This school, as mentioned above was an offshoot of the Vijayanagar School and is known for...
The two schools of miniature paintings of south India viz. the Mysore Paintings and Tanjore Paintings are offshoots of the earlier Vijayanagar School of Painting. The Vijaynagar School...
The turbulent medieval times saw an exodus of artists to the South. These artists were patronized by the regal houses over there and gradually, three distinct schools of...
Origin of Mughal School of Paintings is a landmark in history of Indian paintings. The school originated in the reign of Akbar. The origin of Mughal style is...
The Pala Empire (750–1174 CE) is known for its excellence towards the art and sculptures. This era witnessed the last great phase of Buddhism and of the Buddhist...
Miniature paintings are executed on a very small scale for books or albums on perishable material such as paper and cloth. In India, the Pala miniature paintings, which...
Armamalai Cave paintings Located in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, Armamalai Cave is known for a Jain temple with ancient paintings, Petroglyphs and rock art. The cave has...
The Bagh Caves are a group of rock-cut Buddhist monuments located near the village of Bagh in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Dating from the late...
The paintings which were created before the Ajanta and Bagh Caves belong to Pre-Buddha caves. The best example of the Pre-Buddha paintings is the Jogimara cave. Jogimara Cave...
Since early times, the art and technique of painting were carefully studied and put down in the Chitrasutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana. This was an oral tradition, which...
