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Indian painting is a form of Indian Art . PRELUDE The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of Pre-historic times, the Petroglyph s 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 in that time. Miniature painting In western India from the 16th to 18th century miniature painting developed. These small paintings were part of manuscripts written at the time and illustrate the subjects of the manuscripts. SEE ALSO
These miniatures are found in Jain religious manuscripts. |
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