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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...
25
Jun
John Constable ‘The Painter of Suffolk’
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John Constable (1776-1837)John Constable, perhaps the greatest and most original of all British landscape artists, is renowned, especia...
01
Aug
Marwar-Mughal Style Fusion in the 17th Century
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Marwar and the mughals in the 17th CenturyThe relationship of the rulers of Jodhpur with the Mughal emperors was never a comfortable on...
20
Jun
Life of Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent (1853-1890)
One of the most original artists ever, Vincent van Gogh worked as an evangelist before taking up painting at the a...
25
Jun
Claude Monet ‘The French Impressionist’
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Claude Monet(1840-1926)
Claude Monet was the most dedicated and single-minded of the French Impressionists. He was brought up on the No...
15
Aug
Pattachitra Painting ‘Heritage of Orissa and Bengal’
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Pattachitra Painting Style
As the scorching summer sun rises on the day of Snana Punam, the priests of the Lord Jagannatha temple in Pu...
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 ...
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...
09
Aug
Madhubani Painting Style
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Madhubani PaintingMadhubani painting is one of many famous Indian art forms. It is called Mithila or Madhubani art because it is practi...
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...
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...
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...
03
Jul
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ‘Little Jewel’
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, perhaps the greatest graphic artist of his time, is most widely rememb...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
08
Aug
Kalamkari Painting Style
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Kalamkari is the ancient art of decorating fabrics using kalams and pens. A term that refers to cotton fabrics that are patterned by ha...
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...
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...