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| Over the centuries,
Indian art tradition came to have its differentiative regional, even local,
specificities. For instance, the Jaipur School of Painting. Isolating itself
from other Rajasthani genres like Mewar, Bikaner or Bundi, the Jaipur school
set out its independent, distinctive identity, sometime during the early
years of the 18th century. Historically, it was the time when the
once-glorious Mughal empire was beginning to disintegrate and many of its
court painters discovered, in Jaipur, a conducive haven — under the generous
patronage of Sawai Jai Singh (ad 1699-1743). As the capital of Rajasthan, the
erstwhile Rajputana, Jaipur evokes memories of Rajput chivalry, and legendary
romance. And it unmistakably represents the beautiful in art and the
magnificent in architecture — leave alone its fabulous cultural traditions.
The School of Painting that thrived has here for over 150 years since Jai
Singh’s time, covers a whole diversity of themes: both sacred and secular,
evolving a veritable panorama of contemporary life and culture. And yet
collectively, notwithstanding their exposure to the earliest character of
Mughal art, Jaipur miniatures are steeped in tradition — drawing inspiration
from Indian mythology, epical/classical literature, and folklore. For the
first time, Dr. Rita Pratap offers an exclusive study of the Jaipur School of
Miniature Painting, in all its different articulations — with focus, among
other aspects, on its historical evolution; its style, forms and motifs; its
artists and ateliers; and its linkages with other forms of creative
expression: literature, music, sculpture, dance. For her meticulous analysis
she has drawn on the miniatures from private collections and museums around
the world. Besides including bibliographic references and a glossary of
non-English words, the book is embellished with representative specimens of
Jaipur miniature paintings, exquisite figures and photographic reproductions
in colour. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788124600689
|
| PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
| Binding |
HARDCOVER |
| Edition |
1996 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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