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19
Aug
Thangka Painting Style
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Umaid
Thangka Painting
Much more than a mere object of aesthetic value, a thangka is a part of practiced religion. Originally painted by lama...
25
Jun
John Constable ‘The Painter of Suffolk’
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Umaid
John Constable (1776-1837)John Constable, perhaps the greatest and most original of all British landscape artists, is renowned, especia...
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...
03
Aug
Maharaja Takhat Singh Period
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Umaid
Maharaja Takhat singh and his Successors
Maharaja Takhat Singh (b.c.1820, r.1843-73) was brought from Ahmadnagar in Idar state to take ...
14
Jul
Pieter Bruegel the Elder ‘The Draughtsman and engraver ‘
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Umaid
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569)
The greatest Netherlandish artist of the 16th century and an accomplished draughtsman and engra...
20
Aug
Kavad ‘A Storytelling Box of Rajasthan’
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Umaid
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...
15
Aug
Pattachitra Painting ‘Heritage of Orissa and Bengal’
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Umaid
Pattachitra Painting Style
As the scorching summer sun rises on the day of Snana Punam, the priests of the Lord Jagannatha temple in Pu...
06
Aug
Pichwai Paintings of Rajasthan
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Umaid
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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Umaid
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...
18
Aug
Fresco Painting Style
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Umaid
Fresco Painting
Fresco word comes from the Italian word which means fresh. It is the oldest form of technology which involves thorough ...
20
Jul
Titian ‘The Italian Renaissance’
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Umaid
Titian (c.1485-1576)
The greatest painter of the Venetian School, Titian dominated art in the city during its most glorious period. He ...
09
Aug
Madhubani Painting Style
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Umaid
Madhubani PaintingMadhubani painting is one of many famous Indian art forms. It is called Mithila or Madhubani art because it is practi...
01
Aug
Pre- Mughal Traditions of Painting in Marwar
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Umaid
Pre-Mughal Traditions of Paintings in Marwar
No painting from Marwar has yet come to light that predates the Mughal invasion of India i...
05
Jul
Dante Gabriel Rossetti ‘The Founder Of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’
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Umaid
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)
The son of an Italian writer and political refugee, Dante Gabriel Rossetti was brilliantly gifted as...
05
Jul
Georges Seurat ‘The Pointillism Artist’
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Umaid
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
Phad Paintings of Rajasthan
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Umaid
Phad Painting Style
It is not uncommon to hear of India’s cultural marvels, unique local traditions and unmatched contributions to hand...
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...
20
Aug
Papier-mache Art ‘Heritage of Kashmir’
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Umaid
Papier-mache art
Papier-mâché is the French word for "chewed paper", which is a standard English loan word, for objects made by mouldin...
04
Aug
Lal Singh Bhati – The New Era of Jodhpur Style
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Umaid
Lal Singh Bhati: Preserving Tradition and Mastering Artistry in the Jodhpur School of PaintingIn the vast canvas of Indian artistry, La...
23
Jul
Frans Hals ‘The Portraitist’
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Umaid
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...
25
Jul
Giambattista Tiepolo ‘ The Italian Rococo Artist ‘
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Umaid
Giambattista Tiepolo (1678-1770)
Tiepolo was the greatest exponent of the Italian Rococo style. Born in Venice at the end of the 17th c...
