Miniature Paintings

The artists of Miniature Paintings used ivory panels, paper, leather, wooden tablets, walls, cloth and marble to create their self expression with the stroke of a brush. The prime idea of this type of Indian painting was to convey the existing reality.

The colors used in Miniature Paintings were derived from vegetables, minerals, indigo, precious stones, pure gold, conch shells, and pure silver. Most of the paintings were based on the themes of ‘ragas’ or Indian classical musical codes. The noted miniature painting schools were those of the Rajputs, Mughals, and Deccan. Given below is a list of the various popular themes and types of Miniature Paintings:

Ragini Gujari Miniature Painting

Brahma, Vishnu, Ganesh Miniature Painting

Ragini Vasanti Miniature Painting

Ragini Miniature Painting

Krishna and Gopis Miniature Painting

Raga Sarang Miniature Painting

Ragini Devagandhari Miniature Painting

Ragini Sorathi Miniature Painting

Raga Lalita Miniature Painting

During the 16th century when the Mughals established their rule on the political horizon of India, Miniature Paintings received a drift. The Muslim kings of the Malwa, and Deccan and Hindu Rajas of Rajasthan also took the step of lending their patronage on this form of intricate art. The colorful, rich Miniature Paintings produced under the reign of the Mughals invited strong influence from Persia. These paintings were individualistic, aristocratic and quite strong in portrayal enriched with the picture of plush court scenes and hunting scenes of royalty.

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