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| CONTENTS:- Introduction; Geographical Situation and Short History; Ancient Painting in India with Special Reference to Western Indian School in Rajasthan (Mewar); Mewar Painting C.A. 1592-1700; Mughal Influence on the Mewari Painting of the Eighteenth Century; Artists - Their Status, Genealogies and Factual Information. |
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| It was Ananda Coomaraswami who discussed the origin and development of Rajasthani paintings for the first time. Later, Western scholars also took keen interest in this subject and contributed to our knowledge in this field, though in a limited way. Khandalawala's "Leaves from Rajasthan" in the Marg was an eye opener. His critical examination of the paintings from Malwa, Central India, etc. lucidly established that Rajasthani paintings knew no geographical boundaries. There seems to some unifying force among the several schools, particularly in the theme such as Bhakti cult. The discovery of the Malwa Rasikapriya (A.D. 1634) established the Sultanate influence in the Rajasthani paintings of Mewar, Central India, etc. thereby establishing the existence of miniature paintings even before Akbar's time. The Chawandi Ragamala (A.D. 1605) discovered in the fifties brought to light the Mewari School, which appears to be the synthesis of Western Indian, Sultanate and Mughal Schools of paintings. The present book exclusively devoted to the Mewari paintings, besides postulating a firm chronological base discusses many aspects not dealt with in any of the book on paintings by any author. The author fully discusses the existence of workshops (Chitaron ka Kharkhana), the themes, change in contemporary tastes, etc. The book embodies important events and dates in Mewar names of hitherto unknown artists, their inter-relationship, their itinerary, which helps in establishing the influences of the Mewar paintings on other schools and vice versa. A unique feature is the interview with the surviving members of the family of the artists who had worked in the State, their genealogy, migration problems, the remuneration received by the artist, etc. The book also brings out the relationship between chitaras, Gajadharas (mestrys) etc. The book in divided into six Chapters, the important ones being : Mewar paintings in A.D. 1592-1700, Mughal influence on the Mewari paintings in the 18th century and the most informative chapter, artist, their status, genealogy etc. A Glossary of Rajasthani (Mewari) terms is an useful addition. |
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