Deccan School Of Paintings

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SHUBHAM SINGH
DECCANI SCHOOLS (CIRCA 1560-1800 A.D.)
AHMEDNAGAR
• female appearing in the painting belongs to the
northern tradition of Malwa.
• colours used are rich and brilliant
• Persian influence - high horizon, gold sky and the
landscape.
DECCANI SCHOOLS (CIRCA 1560-1800 A.D.)
BIJAPUR
• ladies - tall and slender and are wearing the South
Indian dress.
• rich colour scheme, the palm trees, animals and men
and women all belongs to the Deccani tradition.
• profuse use of gold colour.
• some flowering plants and arabesques on the top of
the throne are derived from the Persian tradition.
DECCANI SCHOOLS (CIRCA 1560-1800 A.D.)
GOLCONDA
• "Lady with the Myna bird", about 1605 A.D
• colours are rich and brilliant
• continued long after the extinction of the Deccan
Sultanates of Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda.
DECCANI SCHOOLS (CIRCA 1560-1800 A.D.)
HYDERABAD
• belongs to the third quarter of the 18th century.
• introduced by several Mughal painters who migrated
to the Deccan during the period of Aurangzeb and
sought patronage there.
• Distinctive features - treatment of the ethnic types,
costumes, jewellery, flora, fauna, landscape and
colours.
• style of the painting is decorative.
• typical characteristics - rich colours, the Deccani
facial types and costumes
DECCANI SCHOOLS (CIRCA 1560-1800 A.D.)
TANJORE.
• Works on cloth stretched over wood.
• Style of painting - bold drawing, techniques of
shading and the use of pure and brilliant colours.
• Flourished during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
• Style is decorative and is marked by the use of bright
colours and ornamental details.
• Conical crown - a typical feature of the Tanjore
painting.
DECCANI SCHOOLS (CIRCA 1560-1800 A.D.)
MYSORE.
• More subtle and done on paper, while the Tanjore
works on cloth stretched over wood.
• Deal mostly with sacred icons painted for
devotional purposes.
• Theatrical framing of the iconic paintings should
be particularly noted.
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