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The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

CBSE · Class 12 · Fine Arts

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1. Meaning, Scope, and Main Features

  • The term Rajasthani Schools of Painting covers roughly Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh.
  • These schools flourished largely from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries.
  • The term Rajput Paintings was coined by Anand Coomaraswamy in 1916 to distinguish these paintings from the Mughal School.
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2. Themes and Literary Sources

  • Vaishnavism in the cults of Rama and Krishna became popular across western, northern, and central India as part of the Bhakti movement.
  • Krishna is often shown as God and as the ideal lover.
  • Radha and Krishna became central figures in many paintings.
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3. Malwa School

  • The Malwa School flourished between 1600 and 1700 CE.
  • It is most representative of Hindu Rajput courts.
  • Its style is simple and two-dimensional.
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4. Mewar School

  • Mewar is associated with one of the earliest dated Ragamala sets, painted at Chawand in 1605 by Nisardin.
  • Long wars with the Mughals wiped out most early examples of Mewar painting.
  • Under Jagat Singh I (1628 to 1652), pictorial aesthetics were reformulated under Sahibdin and Manohar.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Rajasthani Schools of Painting as a group of regional miniature painting traditions in Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh from the sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries

Origin and nomenclatureMaterials and techniqueWorkshop methodCommon themesMalwa SchoolMewar SchoolBundi SchoolKota School

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