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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
Aug
Warli Painting
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WARLI PAINTINGS
Warli Art and Warli painting are tribal art done majorly by the Adivasi community located in North Sahyadri Range in we...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
