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The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, the petroglyphs as found in places like Bhimbetka, and some of them are older than 5500 BC. Such works continued and after several millennia, in the 7th century, carved pillars of Ellora, Maharashtra state present a fine example of Indian paintings, and the colors, mostly various shades of red and orange, were derived from minerals. Thereafter, frescoes of Ajanta and Ellora Caves appeared. India’s Buddhist literature is replete with examples of texts which describe that palaces of kings and aristocratic class were embellished with paintings, but they have largely not survived. But, it is believed that some form of art painting was practiced during that time.

MADHUBANI PAINTING SHOWING KRISHNA

I am sure all of you knew the basics to the establishment of Indian Art . But do you know how many genres of paintings do we even possess? No right ? Let me introduce you to the countries beauty , The different kinds of paintings we actually have within the country and the beauty of the paintings.

WARLI PAINTING, The painting shows Warli Dance Form

Indian Paintings can be broadly classified as the murals and miniatures. Murals are huge works executed on the walls of solid structures, as in the Ajanta Caves and the Kailashnath temple. Miniature paintings are executed on a very small scale on perishable material such as paper and cloth. The Palas of Bengal were the pioneers of miniature painting in India. The art of miniature painting reached its glory during the Mughal period. The tradition of miniature paintings was carried forward by the painters of different Rajasthani schools of painting like the Bundi, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Marwar and Mewar. The Ragamala paintings also belong to this school.

Our country has some of the most beautiful paintings any one would have ever seen in their lives. There is a story behind every painting and sculpture which we have no idea about . The art of India is very heroic , story based and different. The technique behind the paintings are religion and culture. Paintings like Patachitra, Kalamkari , Batik, Silk Paintings, Velvet Paintings, Glass Painting, Folk Painting, Buddhist Art, Cave Paintings, Rajasthani Paintings, Madhubani Art, Pahari Paintings and so on are paintings with deep meaning and beauty within them. 

GLASS PAINTING IN INDIA

There is much more than this in the Indian Art History. To know more and each detail about every different kinds and stories behind the Indian Art keep reading our blogs.