11.4 Rājput Painting

Rājput painting, the art of the independent Hindu feudal states in India, as distinguished from the court art of the Mughal emperors. Whereas Mughal painting was contemporary in style, Rājput was traditional and romantic.

It developed in the 16th and early 17th centuries, and its late period lasted through 1825. Rājput painting is further divided into Rājasthanī painting, or the schools of the Rājasthān and central India, and Pahari painting, or the art of the Himalayan kingdoms.

11.4.1 The Central Indian and Rajasthani Schools (17th – 19th Century) Malwa painting Kishangarh painting Mewār painting Bundi painting Kotah painting 11.4.2 The Pahari Schools (17th – 19th Century)Basohli Painting Guler painting Kangra painting Kulu – Mandi painting