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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...
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...
04
Aug
Miniature Painting style in India
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MINIATURE PAINTING
History of Miniature Painting in India
Miniature painting originated in India around 750 AD. C. when the Pala ruled ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
Dante Gabriel Rossetti ‘The Founder Of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)
The son of an Italian writer and political refugee, Dante Gabriel Rossetti was brilliantly gifted as...
16
Jul
Fra Angelico’s Frescoes
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Fra Angelico (1395-1455)
Fra Angelico entered the Dominican order of friars as a young man and began his artistic career decorating man...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...