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  2. Pakistani art - Wikipedia

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    After independence in 1947, there were only two major art schools in Pakistan - the Mayo School of Art and the Department of Fine Arts at the Punjab University. [2] Early pioneers of Pakistani art include Abdur Rahman Chughtai who painted with Mughal and Islamic styles, [2] and Ahmed Parvez who was among the early modernists of Pakistan. [3]

  3. Shan shui - Wikipedia

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    Shan shui painting is a kind of painting which goes against the common definition of what a painting is. Shan shui painting refutes color, light and shadow and personal brush work. Shan shui painting is not an open window for the viewer's eye, it is an object for the viewer's mind. Shan shui painting is more like a vehicle of philosophy. [6]

  4. Barahmasa - Wikipedia

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    The genre was also used by artists & painting schools such as 'Bundi school of painting' to make several miniature paintings depicting different months of the year. There are about 138 Barahmasa painting in National Museum, New Delhi. Most of these paintings were belong to late 18th century to early 19th century. [18]

  5. Andromeda Chained to the Rocks - Wikipedia

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    Andromeda was chained naked to rocks by the coast, awaiting the sea monster. Perseus, passing by, noticed the beautiful girl and made a deal with her parents that he would save her, should he be allowed to have her hand in marriage. The king and queen agreed and Andromeda was spared.

  6. Mohenjo-daro - Wikipedia

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    A girl perfectly, for the moment, perfectly confident of herself and the world. There's nothing like her, I think, in the world. John Marshall, another archeologist at Mohenjo-daro, described the figure as "a young girl, her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture, and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feet."

  7. The Pearl and the Wave - Wikipedia

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    The painting shows a nude woman lying on the edge of a rocky sea shore, with her head turned to gaze backward over her shoulder towards the viewer. Waves are breaking in the background. The Pearl and the Wave was the subject of contemporary curiosity. [1] The painting was met with praise from art critics for its technique and distinguishing ...

  8. Female Nude (Renoir, 1876) - Wikipedia

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    Female Nude is an 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, also known as Nude Woman Sitting on a Couch, Anna (after its model), After Bathing and Pearl.It is housed in the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow, and is an example of Renoir's many nude paintings, a recurring subject that preoccupied him throughout his life.

  9. Warli painting - Wikipedia

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    Warli painting is tribal art mostly created by the tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra, India. Warli paintings exist in cities such as Dahanu , Talasari , Jawhar , Palghar , Mokhada , and Vikramgad of Palghar district, and originated in Maharashtra, where it is still practiced today.