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19
Aug
Thangka Painting Style
Thangka Painting
Much more than a mere object of aesthetic value, a thangka is a part of practiced religion. Originally painted by lama...
25
Jul
Giambattista Tiepolo ‘ The Italian Rococo Artist ‘
Giambattista Tiepolo (1678-1770)
Tiepolo was the greatest exponent of the Italian Rococo style. Born in Venice at the end of the 17th c...
20
Aug
Papier-mache Art ‘Heritage of Kashmir’
Papier-mache art
Papier-mâché is the French word for "chewed paper", which is a standard English loan word, for objects made by mouldin...
12
Jul
Gustave Courbet ‘The leader’
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
Gustave Courbet's paintings are among the most powerful and controversial images of the 19th century. The s...
06
Aug
Phad Paintings of Rajasthan
Phad Painting Style
It is not uncommon to hear of India’s cultural marvels, unique local traditions and unmatched contributions to hand...
05
Jul
Dante Gabriel Rossetti ‘The Founder Of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)
The son of an Italian writer and political refugee, Dante Gabriel Rossetti was brilliantly gifted as...
23
Jul
Frans Hals ‘The Portraitist’
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...
15
Aug
Pattachitra Painting ‘Heritage of Orissa and Bengal’
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’
Claude Monet(1840-1926)
Claude Monet was the most dedicated and single-minded of the French Impressionists. He was brought up on the No...
03
Jul
William Blake ‘The Painter Poet’
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...
01
Aug
Marwar-Mughal Style Fusion in the 17th Century
Marwar and the mughals in the 17th CenturyThe relationship of the rulers of Jodhpur with the Mughal emperors was never a comfortable on...
02
Aug
Marwar Style in the 18th Century
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...
04
Aug
Maharaja Man Singh Period
Maharaja Man Singh
Man Singh's ruthless cousin, Maharaja Bhim Singh, had ensured the security of his claim to the throne by eliminating...
20
Aug
Kavad ‘A Storytelling Box of Rajasthan’
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...
14
Jul
Pieter Bruegel the Elder ‘The Draughtsman and engraver ‘
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569)
The greatest Netherlandish artist of the 16th century and an accomplished draughtsman and engra...
03
Jul
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ‘Little Jewel’
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, perhaps the greatest graphic artist of his time, is most widely rememb...
03
Jul
Paul Gauguin ‘Mysteries of Paradise’
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Paul Gauguin was one of the most revolutionary painters of the 19th century, as unconventional in his art as h...
01
Aug
Pre- Mughal Traditions of Painting in Marwar
Pre-Mughal Traditions of Paintings in Marwar
No painting from Marwar has yet come to light that predates the Mughal invasion of India i...
06
Aug
Pichwai Paintings of Rajasthan
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...
18
Aug
Fresco Painting Style
Fresco Painting
Fresco word comes from the Italian word which means fresh. It is the oldest form of technology which involves thorough ...
08
Aug
Kalamkari Painting Style
Kalamkari is the ancient art of decorating fabrics using kalams and pens. A term that refers to cotton fabrics that are patterned by ha...
