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Nayak meet Nayika at Night?
Folio from a Rasikapriya series
Painting from Bikaner, c.1690, attributed to artist Nuruddin @francescagalloway #francescagalloway
something is amiss
can you detect?
Ellora caves Kailashnath temple
monolith
By Thomas Daniel @britishlibrary
No need of camera back then since artists painters created perfect images paintings etc.
Harishchandra & his Minister Killing a Tiger,” folio from a Harishchandra Series
1800–1850 Painting @metmuseum
Maharashtra, Paithan or northern Karnataka
Chitrakathi way of Story telling, epics were told to audience some time accompanied by Songs
Devi Kali on Shiv & Sav
form of Devi Durga
Pahari Painting, Garwhal, Circa 1800 as per @Sothebys lot855
these are beyond comprehension of common people those who are expert in field can interpret
its not simple as if what one sees as happens in Kundalini, it has to b studied
beautifull depiction of event of Kama shooting at Shiva
see how lively bhaav on every face has come out with simple line brush & colour combination?
that's magic of perfect hand of artist
Painting, watercolour & tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890 @V_and_A
Bhavani, at first i was confused? no where looks like Devi, i thought of Bhavani Thakur, a name i had read.
Devi ferocious aspect of Pārvatī, stands on decapitated body of male.
without any ornaments, holds sword+spear @britishmuseum company painting, 19th C
Patna Kalam
what usay
Creativity knows no limits
due to our vast Bharat Bhoomi that cultivated all kinds of faiths traditions, we find immense variety of regional variations but at core all have common thread Sanatan Parampara
2 version 1 theme
Artists have freedom of expression
agility to communicate
After Hanuman brought Sanjeevni Shri Rama & Lakshmana were revived with medicinal Herbs: Illustrated folio from dispersed Ramayana series
ca.1790
Workshop active in 1st generation after Nainsukh
Painting, Guler @metmuseum
🙏🙏Hope any Herb may work for current virus Pandemic
Due to Lockdown Human activity reduced that helped wildlife to flourish/enjoy unhindered
Green Parrot
c. 1820, Company School Painting, Gum tempera on paper, what's written in persian: Cagilah @ClevelandArt
part of exhibition animal fables
At the Well? & Farmer plowing field
from Manuscript Anwar-i-Suhaili, written by Hussain Ali Waiz, Persian version of Panchatantra
BHU, Bharat Kala Bhavan @vmistweet
from dress of lady it seems Haryana? West UP? can you guess region from Ox-bull breed?