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RAAHEL (1137)
SEC PRESENTATION
CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION:
- general description
- (sub-schools, map)
- patronage
- families of artists
- Themes
- techniques ,colours
(PAGE 7)
-sub-schools:
A. Basholi- less intense
D. Nurpur
What are classified as Pahari paintings?
E. Kangra
Guler
Sub-schools:
F.
G. Mankot
H. garhwal
Time-period
families of artists known as ‘Kalams’
Family secrets
‘Kalam’ like music gharanas
Tarkhans’ to ‘Chitrera’
Family secrets
THEMES:
eternal love of Hindu Dieties
Landscape and greenery
Radha’s devotion, krishan Leela
Gita Govinda
Nala Damayanti theme
Portraits of hill chiefs
- inscriptional evidence and revenue records: lang grants and occasional cash rewards to these artists
2) queen-mother, brothers of rulers, nobility, eg.: balwant singh(jagirdar) patronised Nainsukh, Mian dan singh
- N.C.Mehta
- O.C.Ganguly
- M.S.Randhawa
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