Indian painting: 2 definitions
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Indian painting means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Indian Painting with its various branches, methods and ideals are described in the third part of the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the reference of using walls as canvas is found where the walls are said to be plastered before painting. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also suggests portraying different seasons through paintings. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also gives emphasis on the proper projection of every limbs of a human body in a painting
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Journal of the Madras University, vol.28 (history)Indian Painting was at a state of perfection during the Sangam age, as can be see from references in Tolkappiyam.—Painting that became the fashion in the West only round 400 BC is depicted to have reached a high state of perfection at least a hundred years earlier in South India, as may be seen from references in Tolkappiyam to life-like paintings. The reference to manes or ancestors seen in the Roman life of early times is depicted equally clearly in Tirukural in which reference is made to the thenpulathar or the departed.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 18 books and stories containing Indian painting, Indian paintings; (plurals include: Indian paintings, Indian paintingses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mural painting in Kerala (Study) (by K. I. Treesa)
2. Qualities of the Picture < [Chapter 4 - Mural tradition in Kerala]
4. Pigments and Colours (in Chitrasutra) < [Chapter 3 - The Process of Mural Painting]
The Art Revival in Andhra < [November-December, 1929]
Studies in Rajput Painting < [September-October, 1929]
Indian Painting < [April – June, 1987]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
6. Paintings of Odisha Temples < [Chapter 2 - Characteristics features of Orissan Temples]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
2. Texts on the Art of Painting < [Chapter 5 - Painting in the Puranas]
12. Notes for chapter 5 < [Chapter 5 - Painting in the Puranas]
7. The technique of Indian Painting < [Chapter 5 - Painting in the Puranas]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. Painting: The Concept < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
9. Review of Literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
5. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and the Modern Paintings < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Notes for chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]