Indian Miniature Paintings: March 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

Holi

Celebration of Holi, Mughal 18th century.
Holi is the festival of colours, celebrated at this time in India.

This image is from the Kapoor Galleries website.
kapoorgalleries.com

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Lucknow

Lucknow School.
This painting shows a blending of Persian and Indian styles.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Red Carpet

detail. Source: Art of the Past Gallery.

About this blog

A celebration of the rich tradition of Indian miniature painting.

Comments welcome.

The term miniature suggests a tiny painting but in fact indicates a style of watercolour work similar to early European book illustrations which used the red pigment minia. Some Indian miniatures are quite large.

Many of the most exquisite Indian miniatures were commissioned during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He was an enlightened ruler and patron of the arts who wanted to create a new culture uniting the best aspects of Hindu, Christian and Islamic religion and art.

Included are some Persian miniatures because they were a major influence on Mughal miniature painting.

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