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Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha by Nainsukh. Jasrota, c. 1745-1750. Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Kangra art style originated in Guler State, a small hill princely state in the Lower Himalayas in the first half of the 18th century when a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal painting style sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler.
Guler State is famous as the birthplace of Kangra painting when in the first half of the 18th century, a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal painting style sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler. The rise of Guler Paintings or Guler style started what is known as the early phase of Kangra art. [3]
Indian miniature paintings are a class of paintings originating from India. [1] Made on canvases a few inches in length and width, the Indian miniatures are noted for the amount of details that the artist encapsulates within the minute canvas frame; and the characteristic sensitivity with which the human, divine and natural forms are portrayed.
Radha-Krishna theme, from the Gita Govinda in Pahari style, Garhwal sub-school. Pahari painting (lit. ' a painting from the mountainous regions, pahar meaning a mountain in Hindi ') is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from the lower Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during the early 17th to mid 19th century, notably Basohli ...
Miniature painting of Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra State as a young boy during his childhood. Sansar Chand was a scion of the Katoch dynasty, which ruled Kangra for centuries until they were ousted by the Mughals in the early 17th century.
Mola Ram or Maula Ram (1743–1833) [1] was an Indian painter, who originated the Garhwal branch of the Kangra school of painting. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was also a poet, historian and diplomat. [ 4 ] Mukandi Lal did research on him.
Unusually for Pahari painting, some are dated. [7] There are at least two self-portraits, one from early in his career, and the other in a group scene with Balwant Singh, who is looking at a miniature, with the artist seated below him. Nainsukh peers over the raja's shoulder, perhaps offering his comments on the work, or ready to do so. [8] '
The town was founded by Raja Bhupat Pal sometime in 1635. It was known for the palaces which are now in ruins and GI tagged Pahari miniatures paintings (the Basohli school of Pahari painting). Basohli is known for its unique 'Basohli Paintings'. In the late 17th century, Basohli emerged as a great centre of Pahari paintings.