An Overview on the Indian Paintings

When it comes to Indian paintings, there is no doubt that you’ll be getting the Indian paintings of various styles. Here I’ve mentioned a general overview over the several different styles of Indian paintings in this article:

Murals Painting
Murals Painting are the large paintings made on the walls of the solid structures such as temples, caves, and walls of palaces. Kailasantaha and Ajantha are the classical examples of this sort of painting.

Miniature Painting
Miniature paintings are those works that are executed on an extremely small scale on the perishable material like cloth, paper and so on. It is believed that miniature painting has been developed in the western India throughout the 16th to 18th century. Mughal, manusripts, and Rajasthani miniatures are the most popular examples of miniature paintings.

Madhubani Painting
Although the exact origination point of Madhubani painting is something that no-one else can exactly state, it’s believed by many people that this painting was originated during the period of Ramayana. It is said that this painting was developed when King Janak hired artists for producing paintings during his daughter, Sita marriage with Sri Ram.

Mysore Painting
Mysore painting is one among the classical South Indian painting and holds great importance. It was actually originated at Mysore, a town in Karnataka, India, of course. The most common themes of these types of paintings are Hindu Gods, Goddess, and the scenes derived from the Hindu mythology. Mysore painting is well-known for its muted colors and elegance.

Modern Indian Painting
Some artists, during the colonial era in India, developed a painting style that used the Western concepts of composition, realism, and perspective for illustrating Indian themes. Soon after the independence in India at 1947, numerous art schools in India started to provide knowledge of this art style to their students and since then, it become widespread and popular as well.