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  2. List of Indian artists - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Thomas Clint (1976-1983) child prodigy who painted over 25,000 paintings during his life of 6 years 11 months; Dhiraj Choudhury (1936-2018) Dhruvi Acharya (born 1971), visual artist; Dimpy Bhalotia (born 1987), street photographer; Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) Gargi Raina (born 1961), painter; Satyendra Pakhale (born 1967) Gieve ...

  3. Indian painting - Wikipedia

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    The art form dates back to the early 9th century, a period dominated by the Chola rulers, who encouraged art and literature. These paintings are known for their elegance, rich colours, and attention to detail. The themes for most of these paintings are Hindu Gods and Goddesses and scenes from Hindu mythology. In modern times, these paintings ...

  4. Madhubani art - Wikipedia

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    Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted, along with scenes from the royal court and social events like weddings. In this paintings generally, no space is left empty; the gaps are filled by paintings of flowers, animals, birds, and even geometric designs. [10] [citation needed]

  5. Painting in Bihar - Wikipedia

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    The rock paintings depict prehistoric lifestyle and natural environment. [3] The paintings display the sun, moon, stars, animals, plants, trees, rivers and are believed to represent love towards nature. [citation needed] The paintings also highlight daily life of the early humans in Bihar, displaying hunting, running, dancing, and walking.

  6. Kangra painting - Wikipedia

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    Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha by Nainsukh. Jasrota, c. 1745-1750. Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Kangra art style originated in Guler State, a small hill princely state in the Lower Himalayas in the first half of the 18th century when a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal painting style sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler.

  7. Indian art - Wikipedia

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    Gond Painting: The Gond region of Madhya Pradesh had the tribal art form known as "Gond painting" first appear. The elaborate patterns and designs of the art form are frequently influenced by nature and the spiritual practices of the Gond people. The paintings are typically done in bright colors and feature bold, graphic lines. [84]

  8. Pahari painting - Wikipedia

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    Radha-Krishna theme, from the Gita Govinda in Pahari style, Garhwal sub-school. Pahari painting (lit. ' a painting from the mountainous regions, pahar meaning a mountain in Hindi ') is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from the lower Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during the early 17th to mid 19th century, notably Basohli ...

  9. Hindu art - Wikipedia

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    viseshakacchedya — art of painting the face and body with colored unguents and cosmetics. tandula-kusuma-bali-vikara — art of preparing offerings from rice and flowers. pushpastarana — art of making a covering of flowers for a bed. dasana-vasananga-raga — art of applying preparations for cleansing the teeth, clothes, and painting the body.