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The Reign of Raja Dalip Singh (1695-1741) and the Siege of Lanka Series of Guler
| Title: | The Reign of Raja Dalip Singh (1695-1741) and the Siege of Lanka Series of Guler | | Author: | Craven Jr., Roy C. | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 42 Issue no. 1; September 1990, p. 4-56 [Also in - Ramayana: Pahari Paintings; Pages - 2-22; | | Abstract: | Central to the development of the painting style at Guler is a set of paintings and drawings known as the Siege of Lanka series, which have been dated by W.G. Archer to c. 1725-30. The painting of the series not only served the Guler court's religious bias, but also flattered the ruler Dalip Singh by drawing a parallel between his experiences and the heroic trials of Rama. The Siege of Lanka series is an important transitional body of work, created between the then favoured Basohli kalam and a later modified style, which would move towards what some historians identify as the "pre-Kangra" hill style of c.1740-55. This article discusses the style and elements of the paintings as well as the parallel historical and political developments of the region and reign of Raja Dalip Singh. This also article contains many of the folios, which are illustrations of events in the great epic poem, the Ramayana, as narrated in the Yuddha Kanda, Book VI. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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