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Rajput painting
- shows a number of themes and different events of epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Krishna’s life
- However mostly paintings were done on the walls of palaces, inner chambers of the forts,
- colors were extracted from certain minerals, plant sources, conch shells, and were even derived by processing precious stones
- emerged from Persian miniature painting
Saranatha pillar
- lion capital = national emblem
- four lions are seated back to back
- UP:
- column = same place
- lion capital = sarnatha museum
- @ ashoka column
- ashoka chakra = indian flag
Gopurum
- monumental tower, entrance, southern india
- pallavas
- shrine has more than one
- tamil meaning = king and exterior
- urban nodes and focal points
Vijayanagara art
- religious, courtly and civic
- comb = hoysala, pandya, chola
- granite, sandstone and plaster
Bundi School Of Painting
- major cultural hubs found in Bundi, of Rajasthan states.
- Mewar School, the School of Painting
- uman figures have a unique expression
- red-brown color
Sunga art
- stupas at sanchi
- expansion of mathura school
- sculpture not in bold relief
- male/female large ornaments
- no emotions
- eyeballas conspicuous
Kangra school of painting
- Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- @ Pahari painting school
- greenery
- naturalistic
- plants and creepers, leafless trees
- colors made of vegetable and mineral extract
Manjusha Art
- Manjushas are temple-shaped boxes
- ade of bamboo,jute and paper
- Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Tarai area of the Nepal
- Manjusha Art is one of the oldest art and having great historical importance.
Madhubani Art
- Mithila painting
- region of Bihar state
- using natural dyes and pigment
- paintings for types of rituals such as birth, marriage, holi
- aditionally by the women of villages
- paste of powdered rice
- mostly depict nature and Hindu religious motifs
Kishangarh school of painting
- elongation of human faces
- Portrayal of Radha and Krishna
- Bani Thani.
- labeled as India’s “Mona EscortStars Lisa”
Rock-cut temple
- mostly religious in nature
- suited to their natural inclinations
- A rock cut temple is carved from a big rock.
- ellora, kailash
Mathura school of art
- ancient
- kushanas
- city of mathura
- hinduism, jainism and buddhism
- first Buddha images
- Sarnath, Sravasti Rajgir
- school excelled in Yaksha (Male)
- lion throne Indian dresses
Chola architecture
- tamil dynasty
- famous for tamil lit + art and archi
- Pallava style
- sanctum = square + circular
- stone and metal scrip
- gopurams
Kulu School
- style of painting
Chaitya
- buddhist or jain shrine including a stupa
- holding devotees
- providing shelter
- roman = column + arch
- ajanta, ellora
Nagara style of architecture
- hindu temple archi
- elevation convex curve
- plan square shape
- projections of plan are carried to top
Chandella School Of Arch
- diff from other dynasties
- contemporary : khajuraho temple and lakes
Dravadian Architecture
- southern part
- developed for about 10 centuries
- Chola domination was like a golden age for Dravidian.
- Northeastern side Sri Lanka, Maldives, and various other parts of Southeast Asia
- Vimanam, Mandapams,Gopurams
Mughal painting
- emerged from Persian miniature painting
- blending of Persian and Indian ideas
- greater interest in realistic portraiture
- Animals and plants were also more realistically shown
Mughal Architecture
- at fatehpur sikri.
- islamic, hindu and jain
- Sikri sandstone
- Buland Darwaza, jama masjid, Tomb of Salim Chishti, panch mahal
Effect Of Islamic Rulers on India Architecture
- use of shapes (instead of natural forms)
- decorative lettering or calligraphy
- inlay decoration and use of coloured marble
- concept of arch or dome was not invented by the Muslims
- borrowed architectural styles of the