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12
Aug
Kalighat Painting Style
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Kalighat Paintings
The East of India is still the most coherent place in the country when it comes to valuing art and literature. And o...
21
Jul
El Greco ‘ Greek Painter ‘
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El Greco (1541-1614)
Born in Crete, El Greco left his native island to travel first to Venice, where he studied with Titian, then to Ro...
03
Jul
Paul Gauguin ‘Mysteries of Paradise’
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Paul Gauguin was one of the most revolutionary painters of the 19th century, as unconventional in his art as h...
09
Jul
James McNeill Whistler ‘In Search of Harmony’
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James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
James McNeill Whistler was one of the most original artists, and one of the most outrageously theatr...
14
Jul
Pieter Bruegel the Elder ‘The Draughtsman and engraver ‘
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569)
The greatest Netherlandish artist of the 16th century and an accomplished draughtsman and engra...
19
Aug
Thangka Painting Style
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Thangka Painting
Much more than a mere object of aesthetic value, a thangka is a part of practiced religion. Originally painted by lama...
20
Aug
Kavad ‘A Storytelling Box of Rajasthan’
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Kavad Painting Style
It is an artist's creation , a storyteller's medium and a believer's shrine. Few crafts in india are as unique and...
06
Aug
Phad Paintings of Rajasthan
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Phad Painting Style
It is not uncommon to hear of India’s cultural marvels, unique local traditions and unmatched contributions to hand...
04
Aug
Lal Singh Bhati – The New Era of Jodhpur Style
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Lal Singh Bhati: Preserving Tradition and Mastering Artistry in the Jodhpur School of PaintingIn the vast canvas of Indian artistry, La...
03
Aug
Maharaja Takhat Singh Period
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Maharaja Takhat singh and his Successors
Maharaja Takhat Singh (b.c.1820, r.1843-73) was brought from Ahmadnagar in Idar state to take ...
04
Aug
Maharaja Man Singh Period
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Maharaja Man Singh
Man Singh's ruthless cousin, Maharaja Bhim Singh, had ensured the security of his claim to the throne by eliminating...
12
Jul
Gustave Courbet ‘The leader’
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Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
Gustave Courbet's paintings are among the most powerful and controversial images of the 19th century. The s...
01
Aug
Pre- Mughal Traditions of Painting in Marwar
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Pre-Mughal Traditions of Paintings in Marwar
No painting from Marwar has yet come to light that predates the Mughal invasion of India i...
02
Aug
Marwar Style in the 18th Century
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Marwar in the 18th century
Maharaja Ajit Singh
(b.1679, r.1707-24)
jaswant Singh left no heir at his death in 1678, but one of his wive...
06
Aug
Pichwai Paintings of Rajasthan
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PICHWAI PAINTING STYLE
For a person brought up in India, it's not uncommon to have grown up listening to the glorious stories of Lord K...
20
Aug
Papier-mache Art ‘Heritage of Kashmir’
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Papier-mache art
Papier-mâché is the French word for "chewed paper", which is a standard English loan word, for objects made by mouldin...
05
Jul
Georges Seurat ‘The Pointillism Artist’
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Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
Georges Seurat is best known for his novel technique of painting in tiny dots of colour - the method known a...
23
Jul
Frans Hals ‘The Portraitist’
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Frans Hals(c. 1582-1666)
One of the greatest portraitists of the 17th century, Frans Hals was born in Antwerp in the early 1580s. Short...
18
Aug
Fresco Painting Style
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Fresco Painting
Fresco word comes from the Italian word which means fresh. It is the oldest form of technology which involves thorough ...
25
Jul
Giambattista Tiepolo ‘ The Italian Rococo Artist ‘
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Giambattista Tiepolo (1678-1770)
Tiepolo was the greatest exponent of the Italian Rococo style. Born in Venice at the end of the 17th c...
03
Jul
William Blake ‘The Painter Poet’
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WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)
One of the most distinctive of all English artists, William Blake was a brilliant poet as well as a great pai...