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Madhubani/Mithila Done traditionally by the women in the villages near the town of Madhubani. It originated as floor and wall paintings. Essentially a folk tradition
Manjusha/Angika
Type Themes
Mostly in miniature form Document of life at the Mughal court, battles, hunt, arrival of embassies, festivities Portrait paintings developed under Jahangir
Mostly done in miniature form Love of man for woman. Symbolised by Krishna and Radha Strongly influenced by the contemporary literary and musical forms, and draw upon their motifs <details below> Was originally practiced by Brahmins and Kayasthas. Later SC women also adopted it. But the themes of the two are different. While higher castes depicted mythological themes, SCs experimented with day-to-day scenes. Nature and Hindu religious motifs Usually portrayed deities. Vishnu,Shiva and Krishna
Exceptional Point
Characteristics
Realism is the keynote of this style Artists had made contacts with Western art. Influence can be seen.
Bold and intense Basohli Delicate and lyrical; Tones subdued and lines exquisitely fine - Kangra
Decorate in their composition and colour scheme Landscape lacks the naturalism of the Mughal school Used wider canvas
Two dimensional imagery. Colors derived from plants. No space is left empty. Gaps are filled by painting flowers, plants animals and even geometric shapes. Traditionally done as murals on mud walls. Now is also done one cloth, paper and canvas
Artists adhered strictly to iconography as these paintings were made for ritual and worship and not for display as is mostly the case today.
Technique
Made on jackwood pasted with unbleached cloth to which a mixture of limestone, chalk powder, gum and honey are applied in layers on a sketch of the icon. Extra coats given to raise some parts of the painting. Jewellery etc are put.
Basawan, Daswanth, Kesudasa, Mansur Akbarnama illustrations; rare birds and animals Falcon (CS Museum, Bombay), Red Blossoms floral painting Basohli, Guler, Kangra Jodhpur and Nagaur paintings.
Major schools
Patrons
Akbar, Jahangir
Manjusha Art
Manjushas are temple shaped boxes containing eight pillars The boxes often contain the paintings of gods, goddesses and other characters The boxes are used in Bishahari Puja This is practiced in the Bhagalpur region of Bihar
Handicrafts
Channapatna toys Wooden toys from Karnataka
Nirmal Toys Wooden toys made in the town of Nirmal in Adilabad district
Sandpainting
Kolam Rangoli North India. Using sand colors, flour or flowers Drawn using rice powder by female members in front of their home Mainly in South India
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Shilp Guru By GOI to a master craftsperson. Started in 2002.