| Indian Painting reflects the glorious culture | | | | The paintings were highly appreciated for |
| and heritage of India into incredible variety | | | | their rich colors and dazzling effects. The |
| of colors and styles. Painting in India is a | | | | Rajput School of Miniature Paintings, The |
| long practiced tradition. This creative form | | | | Deccan School of Miniature Paintings and The |
| of art inspired generations of artists as | | | | Mughal School of Miniature Paintings are |
| their passion or profession. | | | | sequels to original miniature paintings. |
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| Indian painting has adopted variety of | | | | Thangka Paintings are form of Buddhist arts |
| techniques and styles in its journey to the | | | | that were imbibed from the Buddhist |
| world of arts. The new techniques and | | | | missionaries of Tibet during the time of |
| innovations have made it more enriched and | | | | emperor Ashoka. The word 'thangka' is a |
| versatile. Indian paintings are invaluable | | | | Tibetan word meaning paintings on flat |
| visual records of history. We can delve | | | | surfaces. Thangka paintings were laid out on |
| deeper into the periods of history through | | | | silk and cotton materials. They could be |
| these indelible pieces of arts. Celebrate the | | | | folded in and rolled out according to the |
| true spirit of India with the potpourri of | | | | necessity. |
| Indian paintings from the house of ethnic | | | | |
| paintings. | | | | Used as scrolls the various thanka paintings |
| | | | find Buddha and Bodhisattva in various |
| Painting was practiced in India from the pre | | | | meditative postures. 'Buddha Mandala', |
| historic times. Various scenes of animal | | | | 'Shakyamuni Buddha'and 'Maitreye Buddha' are |
| hunting and tribal wars were sculptured in | | | | some popular images that are figured in the |
| the rocks and caves that came to be known as | | | | paintings. The paintings inspire us to awaken |
| cave painting. The rock paintings of | | | | our true spiritual self. |
| Bhimbekta are said to be the most archaic of | | | | |
| the Indian paintings (5000B.C). The cave | | | | Madhubani Paintings are the exclusive |
| paintings of the Ajanta and Ellora are the | | | | paintings of the 'Mithila' region of Bihar. |
| modified versions of Bhimbekta. A combination | | | | The rural women of 'Mithila' used to carve |
| of murals and frescos, the paintings | | | | out their aspirations and imaginations in |
| spellbind with their aestheticism, | | | | their mud built doors and walls. These came |
| meticulousness and workmanship. | | | | to be known as 'Madhubani Paintings'. A |
| | | | charming folk art, the humble paintings now |
| The tenets of Indian painting and the various | | | | adorn the art galleries and cozy domestic |
| earlier forms of the art are to found in | | | | interiors. Warli Paintings bring out the |
| books like 'Mudraskshaka', | | | | customs, beliefs and the lifestyle of the |
| 'Vishnudharmottara' and 'Vinayapitaka'. | | | | tribal people of Maharastra in bright colors |
| | | | and designs. 'Pata Chitra' is the traditional |
| The Indian painting has several styles of | | | | painting form of Orissa. |
| paintings under its domain. Miniature | | | | |
| Paintings are one of the most popular among | | | | Deities of Hindu gods and goddesses and |
| them. Beautiful images from the epics and | | | | mythological figures are portrayed on large |
| mythologies, idols of Hindu gods and | | | | sheets of fabrics in this painting. Modern |
| goddesses and royal court scenes were | | | | Indian Painting reflects India in the |
| depicted on pieces of glass, paper, marble, | | | | post-colonial era. The paintings can be |
| silk and leather in these paintings. | | | | perceived in the works of Jamini Roy, Mukbul |
| | | | Fida Hussain, S.K Bakre and S.H Raza. |