The Indian Prince

$70
Item Code: MA50
Specifications:
Water Color painting on Paper, with 24 carat gold
Dimensions 6.0" X 8.5"
Handmade
Handmade
Free delivery
Free delivery
Fully insured
Fully insured
100% Made in India
100% Made in India
Fair trade
Fair trade
In India, two artistic traditions converged. The indigenous Rajput culture produced exuberant, vibrantly coloured, boldly patterned illustrations of the epics and myths. The entirely different art of the Islamic Mughal invaders, subtle and naturalistic, presented elegant court scenes and portraits. From the cross-fertilization of these two traditions, a multiplicity of highly original painting styles blossomed and flourished.

True to this new style, the prince is shown in a conventional portrait manner, standing in a profile against a pale green ground. The face is rendered according to stylised convention on which individual personalities are shown by means of their characteristics or cognitive attributes and the role he occupies. The face shown in profile is given volume by light stippling in a darker skin shade, along the jawline. His character is suggested by the determined set of his chin and steady gaze. He is dressed in a transparent jama with golden flowers embossed on it. His blue pyjama is complemented by the pink angavastram he has thrown around his neck and over the shoulder. The colourful waistband and the striped turban has used the golden colour liberally. The aigrette and the plume decorate the fancy turban. The pose is quite static with his arm resting on the dainty branch of the flowering tree, bearing light pink flowers. The tree is painted spreading roots above the ground. Flowers are sprouting all over in the foreground - orange, pink and yellow in colour. The horizon is shown with the help of a few pink and blue horizontal lines which is the only definite Mughal element.

This description by Renu Rana

Atelier Kailash Raj


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