It will not be wrong to say that it is a delight for art enthusiasts to go through Indian miniatures belonging to different eras. These paintings offer a virtual journey into the process of evolution of paintings and how one school or region influenced the artwork of others. Indian miniature paintings are not just imagination, they are in fact evidences of the way of life of the past rulers and people in India. Indian paintings are explored all across the country ranging from north to the south and also in some parts of the neighbouring countries such as Tibet and Sri Lanka. The history of paintings in India date back to the 2nd century B.C. Ancient civilizations used to draw paintings on various media-such as rock cut caves, palace walls, cloth, wood, leaves and also on paper.. The Ajanta caves hold the oldest paintings in India which belong to the time span from 2nd century B.C to the 5th century A.D. hereafter the Sittavansal Caves in Southern parts of India and the Ellora Caves engravings fall back to 7th and the 8th to 11th centuries. The period after the 11th century marks the dawn of Indian Miniatures. Earlier such miniature paintings were made delicately and with great artistic skills on Palm Leaves. Later they were also produced on paper. The engross sing world of Indian miniature paintings has never ceased to be an inspiration for art lovers and aspiring artists. The very first art lovers who acknowledged this distinct art and hence showed interest in collecting them were Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy and Ernest BinfieldHavell.
Indian Miniatures- Gems Of The Medieval Century India A lot of research has been carried out on Indian miniature paintings and hence there is a huge data base compiled by connoisseurs on this particular subject. Scholars such as Karl Khandalavala, RaiKrishnadasa and W.G. Archer are renowned for their meticulous research in the field of Indian miniature art. Depending on the region where such art was produced and the style used by the artists miniature paintings are categorised into various schools. The main schools of Indian Miniature painting are Mughal, Pahari, Deccani and Rajasthani school of Indian miniatures.Apart from these schools there are also other schools of miniatures namely, the Maratha Manuscript pages, Mysore miniatures and the Paithans schools etc. Each school of Indian miniature painting is renowned for its unique style and elegance. The miniature paintings serve as a portal into the lives of Indian royalty as well as into the way of living of the common masses.
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