Indian Art Ideas presents different types of Indian Paintings Like traditional paintings, cave paintings, Mughal, Rajput, Mysore, Maithili and South Indian Paintings. This presentation helps to know more about various kinds of Indian themes paintings.

1. Description of the various forms
of Indian art paintings
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2. Massive collection of Indian art paintings are
showcased in art galleries throughout the world. As
India has various traditions and cultures, Indian
traditional paintings can also be further classified
into domains.
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Introduction

3. India was earlier known as “The
Golden Bird”. Foreign troops like
Mughals, Turks, Persians, British,
etc. have migrated here for
expanding their rule on enriched
land of India. They left their
prominent marks in India which
led to the varied Indian traditions
and Indian art.
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Why varied traditional paintings
exist in India?

4. Any Indian art gallery you visit will display beautiful
range of art pieces depicting distinguished traditions.
Every painting has a theme or story to tell. Stories
relating to epic deities like Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva,
Gautam Buddha have been portrayed. The artist tries
to express a hidden feelings or an exceptional story
which makes it appealing.
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The beauty of Indian art

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Art
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6. Cave paintings or wall paintings are
the earliest forms of art work in the
world. Earlier explored in Europe,
these paintings have been exhibited in
various parts of India. Barbara caves,
Ajanta and Ellora caves are a few
examples of murals exhibiting
Them.
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Have you ever visited places to know the
art of Cave paintings?

7. Most of cave paintings embrace the
images of animals like cow, horses, deer,
etc. Traces of human hand stencils and
abstract styles have also been obtained.
Indian caves usually depict Buddhist
culture. A special technique was used to
engrave the ceiling so the stones do not
fall over workers below.
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Themes of Cave paintings

8. Mughal dynasty had a long reign in India. This has
been reflected on Indian art. They were generally
miniature paintings and reflected Persian art. But
their last ruler Aurangzeb did not pay attention to
this art which led to uprising of Rajput paintings.
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Art of Mughal Paintings

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10. Rajputs ruled in major parts of Rajasthan during
the Mughal dynasty too. The schools of Rajput
paintings had a strong influence of Mughal designs
due to this reason. Amber, Bikaner, Jaipur had
such schools. Whereas, Mughal dominance was
avoided in the paintings of Mewar schools.
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Mughal influence on Rajput art

11. south Indian paintings originated in Mysore,
Karnataka. These paintings were elegant and paid
attention to detail. Hybrid colors were embraced in
them. The theme revolves around Hindu mythology.
These paintings are now used in many festivities of
India. You can find beautiful Mysore paintings in
markets gallery or at any art gallery online.
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Prominence of Mysore Paintings
in South

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13. What is the technique used in
astonishing Mysore Paintings?
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14. Various stages are involved in its making. Cartridge sheet
is pasted on a wooden base and it is together used as
base for the painting. Then, image is sketched on this
base. A paste called “gesso paste” is made which is a
mixture of Zinc oxide and Arabic gum. To give a slightly
uplifted effect to some parts of painting, a very thin and
fine brush is used. It is then allowed to dry. For the rest of
painting muted watercolors are brought to use.
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16. They evolved in a small village Maithili, Maharashtra.
Themes again included the stories Hindu Gods along
with scenes of royal courts and weddings. The empty
spaces in the paintings are generally filled by using
images of flowers, animals, birds, etc. and sometimes
few geometrical designs.
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Madhubani Paintings of Maithili

17. To have a classy and elegant collection, one should
not miss out on paintings which have portrayal of
the distinguished traditions. These days you can
find diversified collection of art paintings according
to their category with just one click on any art
gallery online.
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Why an art lover should buy Indian
paintings?

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