Types of Indian Painting

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1. Kalighat Paintings
Started in the 19th century, Bengal, India.
Kalighat Paintings are started by artist who does scroll
paintings.
Scroll Paintings famous in rural areas.
These painters are known as artist troubadour.
They started learning new techniques of painting with
watercolor on thin paper.
They come to Calcutta but British conditions are making
difficulty for them to adjust therefore they went to Kalighat
Temple where they found opportunity, demand of religious art
and settled at local areas.
And Kalighat Paintings are born.
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2. Kangra Paintings
Kangra Painting is a pictorial art of Kangra.
It became famous when Basohli School of painting became
hazy during 18th centure.
Kangra Paintings main centres were Basohli, Chamba,
Bilaspur, Guler, Nurpur and Kangra.
These paintings are belonging to the school of Pahari Paintings
that was favors by the Rajput rulers between the 17th and 19th
centuries.
Kangra Paintings colors made from vegetables, leaves and
minerals which provide real, fresh and cool colors.
Theme of Kangra Painting is Shringar (erotic sentiment) based
on Radha and Krishna love story.

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3. Madhubani Painting
Madhubani (Madhu means Honey & Ban means forest of
woods) means Forest of Honey
Madhubani Painting also called as Mithila Painting
Womens have real intense desire for Madhubani Art
Womens of Brahman, Dusadh and Kayastha communities
painted Mithila or Madhubani Paintings in Mithla Region of
Nepal & India.
It was said that the time of Ramayana when Lord Rama
wedding to the King Janakas daughter Sita, King Janaka called
artists for decorating his Palace.
This art is accepted by many religions women including Sikh,
Muslims. Five types of Madhubani Art are: Bharni, Katchni, Tantrik,Godna & Gobar.
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4. Mughal Painting
Mughal Painting is one of the most finest and rich art form of
India.
Mughal Painting manifest of unique alliance of Islamic, Indian
and Persian traditions.
These are Court painting of Safavid Iran, Indigenous Indian
devotional manuscript illumination and Indo-Persian or
Sultanate Painting.
Mughal Paintings become existence during the mughal
emperor, Humayun (1530-1540 & 1555-1556).
Famous Mughal Paintings of Humayun Time is Tutinama
(Tales of a Parrot) which is in museum of Cleveland, Ohio
(USA).

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5. Mysore Painting
Mysore Painting is an important and rich traditional art form of
South India which started from town Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1780-1865 AD) was a great
expert in field of art and provides extending support to dance,
music, sculpture, painting and literature.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar gives boost to the artists of Mysore
School through his creation Sritattvanidhi which Mysore Style
was known as for many years.
Jagan Mohan Palace, Mysore, Karnataka the portraits of
historical Mysore rulers, family members and important
personalities are seen on walls, through self portraits of artists
which Krishna Wodeyar influence them to paint.

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6. Pahari Painting
Pahari (Pahar means Mountain in India) Painting is style of
miniature forms originated in Himalayan Hill Kingdoms of North
India between 17th to 19th centuries.
In Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh (States of India)
these pahari paintings are known as Rajput Paintings.
Pahari paintings have many styles such as Basohli Painting,
Chamba Paintings, Garhwal Paintings, Guler Kangra Paintings,
Jammu Paintings, Kulu Paintings, Mankot Paintings and Mandi
Paintings.
Pahari School comes in existence during 17th to 19th centuries
in the sub-Himalayan India. This started the new patois of
Indian Painting this was deigned mostly by the Rajput Kings.

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7. Pattachitra Paintings
Pattachitra is an Orissa (State of India) word but in sanskrit
patta means canvas or cloth and chitra means picture.
Pattachitra is traditional paintings of Orisa, India.
These paintings featuring the old paintings of Kalinga Region
dating back to the 5th century BC mainly found on religious
areas that are Puri, Konark and Bhubaneshwar Region.
It is the one of the oldest and famus form of art in Orrisa.
The themes of paintings are based on scenes from religious
epics like Radha Krishna, Lord Jagannath, Vishnu based on
Gita Govinda of Jayadev, Ramayana, Mahabharata.
There are different categories which have Pattachitra Painting
based on like Jagannath Paintings, Vaishnav Paintings,
Ramayana Paintings, Bhagabat Paintings.
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8. Rajput Painting
Rajput Paintings also known as Rajasthani Paintings started
during 16th and 17th century.
It is miniature painting style related with the royal courts of the
Rajputs (Son of a King), this style also found on the Rajput
Forts, Rajput Havelis (Mansions), Shekhawati Havelis builted
by Shekhawati Rajputs or Rajput Palaces.
Rajput Paintings are of two different types that are Rajasthani
Style which related with the Rajput Courts in Rajasthan and
Pahari Style related to the Rajput Courts of the Himalayan
Foothills.
Four major Rajasthani Art Schools were: The Mewar School, The Marwar School,The Hadoti School,The
Dhundar School.
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9. Tanjore Painting
Tanjore Painting is a very rich art form of Tamil Nadu, South
India from last two centuries. This art was founded in Thanjavur
(Tanjore) city during 16th century of Nayakas and Marathas
Invasion.
Thanjavur Paintings have impact of Vijayanagar, Maratha,
Deccani and European style painting. There are more proofs of
Tanjore Paintings that they were represent in other religions
also such as Sikh, Jain, Muslim and Others.
The British and Victoria and Albert Museum in United Kingdom
have a big collection of Thanjavur Paintings. In India Moochys
or Indian Artists made these paintings said by Charles Gold in
his book Oriental Drawings in 1806. Thanjavur Paintings are
continuing painted by artists in present era.
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10. Warli Painting

Warli Paintings or Varlis Paintings have not final originated time
but some signs tells that it come in existence from 10 th century.
Yashodhara Dalmia claimed in her book The Painted World of
theWarlis that their culture developed back to 2500 to 3000
BCE.
Because of their paintings which are similar to the Rock
Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh, India in ancient time.
These paintings are compared to the popular paintings of
Madhubani Paintings, Bihar.
Warli Society peoples have their own rules, life, traditions, and
beliefs.
Warli are Indegenous tribe living in marginal areas of
Maharashtra Gujarat border.
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