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The Deccani Schools of Painting — Revision Notes

CBSE · Class 12 · Fine Arts

The Deccani Schools of Painting revision notes for CBSE Class 12 Fine Arts: 4 topics in quick points. Part of the CBSE Class 12 Fine Arts syllabus.

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1. Historical background and identity

  • Deccani painting was long placed under Indo-Persian art and was wrongly seen as Middle Eastern, Safavid, Persian, Turkish, or Mughal in origin.
  • It is now understood as a full-fledged school of painting with its own character and royal support.
  • The kingdoms of Bijapur, Golconda, and Ahmadnagar developed highly sophisticated and distinct court painting traditions.
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2. Ahmadnagar School

  • The earliest examples of Deccani painting are found in a volume of poems celebrating the reign of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmadnagar (1553–1565).
  • Most of the 12 miniatures showing battle scenes are of little artistic interest.
  • The miniatures showing the queen and her marriage are rich in colour and sensuous in line.
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3. Bijapur School

  • The Bijapur school was patronised by Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1580) and his successor Ibrahim II (1580–1627).
  • Ibrahim II was a patron of art and literature, an expert in Indian music, and the author of Nauras-nama.
  • He owned the Nujum al-Ulum manuscript and may have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s.
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4. Golconda School

  • Golconda became an independent state in 1512.
  • By the end of the sixteenth century, it was the wealthiest of the Deccan kingdoms.
  • Its wealth came from trade in iron and cotton goods, trade with Persia, and later diamonds discovered early in the seventeenth century.

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