Kishangarh painting on old stamp-paper

Kishangarh painting on old stamp-paper

Size: 13"X8.5"

Kishangarh painting, also known as Rajput or Rajasthani Painting, is a style of Indian painting, evolved and flourished in the royal courts of Rajputana, India around the 18^th century. Each Rajput kingdom evolved a distinct style, but with certain common features. Rajput paintings depict a number of themes, events of epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Krishna’s life, beautiful landscapes, and humans. Miniatures in manuscripts or single sheets to be kept in albums were the preferred medium of Rajput painting, but many paintings were done on the walls of palaces, inner chambers of the forts, havelis. To learn more, read http://natsybydesign.com/?route=information/news&news_id=14