RAJASTHANI SCHOOL OF MINATURE PAINTING (UNIT -I)
RAJASTHANI SCHOOL
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INTRODUCTION
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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
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SUB-SCHOOLS – MEWAR , BONDI, JODHPUR, BIKANER, KISHANGARH, JAIPUR
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PANTINGS
INTRODUCTION
GEOGRAFICAL STIUATION: Rajasthan is surrounded by Pakistan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujrat.
Rajasthan means place of Rajas (king) or Place of state (Rajaya’s ) so there were so many kings and states at that time and this place is known as Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Art is not a new school of art but it was a refined and purified form of the same Indian Traditional Art which was developed in Rajasthan Gujrat and Mewar as a new school of art is also known as Rajasthani or Rajput or Hindu school of art. This art was based on Hindu literature, Music, poetry, Religion, Rag, and Rani Ritikala Paintings etc.
ORIGIN
Rajasthani School did not originated as miniature but it was primarily a mural art. This art was devloped under Rajput kings so it is called Rajput art. A number of panting’s were done on romance and general folk art. The whole Rajasthan was affected by the attack of the mughal but Mewar did not came under their control till the last. This was the resson that Rajasthani school flourished first in mewar. And later in Jaipur, Jhodhpur, Ambar, Kota, Bundi, Krishan Garh, Bikaner school etc. Mewar has an important place in the development of Rajasthani school of art. It is a mixture of gujrat and jain school along with original Indian Art. But Rajathani school of art is a pure indian art. Even today Nathwara painting are very famous more of the painting depict love scenes of Radha and krishna .
15th Century is supposed to be the time of revival of Hindi Literature and painting. Literature,Music, Art, Architecture all saw a new dawn in this period. Paintings on Krishna legends,religion, Ragmala and Ritikala poetry etc. were done during this period. This was not the traditional Apabhransha style of painting but it was the refined and purified form of thesame which originated in Gujrat and Mewar as a new school. This was called asRajasthani, Rajput or Hindu school.