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INDIAN ART: PAINTING

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       Painting is one of the oldest arts of India. It is the only             art in India which has its roots in the pre-historic times.           Painting evolved with time and reached its zenith during         the era of Ajanta cave paintings. After the arrival of Arbs         and Turks, new elements were added to it and it was               further refined during Mughal era. In modern era in the           Indian painting incorporated the European elements               and reached new heights.


     Characteristics of Indian paintings: Indian art is                     highly influenced with religion, philosophy and faith.                Apart from religion, the folklores are an important theme        of Indian paintings. The elements of joy, inspiration and          happiness are in abundance in Indian painting. Indian            paintings are based on drawing outlines, while                        western paintings are based on light and shadow                    relative  positioning of objects.


       Indian paintings are mainly classified into four types:

                  1.       Bhitta Chittra (Wall Painting) These are the paintings             on the walls of buildings or caves. For example: Ajanta             cave paintings, Ellora, Bagh caves etc.   

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                2.    Chitrapatt These are paintings made on clothes or the             canvas.
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         3.  Chitrafalak   They are draw on stone, wood or nay                    other such surface.
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Indian rock art
                    
                     
               4     Laghu Chittra (Miniature Paintings) These paintings                     are draw on the covers or pages of books or on                        clothes.
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Miniature art
                  

     DEVELOPMENT  OF  PAINTING

     For the purpose of study, the chronology of development
     of Indian paintings can be divided into two categories

    Chronological Development of Indian Paintings

          Prehistoric Paintings              
                     Paintings of Historic Age:
            1.   Ancient Phase (300 BC-9th century AD)
            2.    Pre-Medieval Phase (9TH-13TH century AD)
            3.    Medieval Phase (13th-18th century AD)
            4.    Colonial Phase (18th-1947 AD)
            5.    Post-Independent Indian Painting (1947 onwards)

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