Animal Motifs in Indian Art
Animals have been man's favorite subject of art even from pre-historic periods. Here is a miscellaneous collection of pictures culled from thousands of years of Indian art, on animal motifs.
 Depiction of Pets Line drawings based on ancient sculptures |  |
 |  Embroidered Elephants A mosaic pattern produced by weaving geometrical elephant motifs |
Women Riding Horses Hoysala period sculpture, Karnataka |  |
 | Birds from a Moghul Miniature Painting |
Peacocks from a Mogul Miniature Painting |  |
 | Deer from a Mogul miniature painting Picture of Krishnamriga |
Feeding Birds Detail from a North Indian Painting |  |
 | Elephant and Riders Hoysala Sculpture, Halebidu |
Ghareva Art, Madhya Pradesh Goddess Danteshwari riding an elephanat |  |
 | Gandabherunda -- The Two Headed Eagle Brass Relief Work on a Door Frame from a Jain Monastery, Sravanabelagola |
Animals on the Carved Arch of Sanchi Birds and animal motifs have been elaborately carved on these arches. |  |
 | Friendship of Snake and a Monkey Sculpture from a tantric temple of Kolar in Karnataka |
Depiction of Pets |  |
 | "Birds of same feather flock together" Example of richly detailed embroidery craft of Kashmir |
Depcition of a Tiger in Kavi Art See Also: Lost Kavi Art of Konkan coast |  |
 | Animal Motifs in Cave Art Caves of Adamgad, Madhya Pradesh |
Animal Motifs in Rock Shelter See Also: Pre-historic Theater |  |
 | Fantastic Mythical Animal Members of Lord Shiva's Gana |
Prehistoric Animal Motifs |  |
 | Horses Trained for Battle Illustration based on a cave shelter painting |
A Celestial Bird Pays Music Sculpture from Madhavarayaswami temple, Anantpur. circa 15th century |  |
 | Birds as Drawn by Early Humans Birds depcited in hunting rituals |
Prehistoric Cow Illustration based on cave shelter painting |  |
 | Birds from Prehistoric Art Illustration based on cave shelter paintings |
Bird Illustration based on cave shelter painting |  |
 | Welcome to a Hero Illustration based on cave shelter painting |
Animal Motifs in Prehistoric Art Illustration based on cave shelter painting |  |
 | Birds in Mogul Painting |
Use of Elephant in Sculptural Design |  |
 | A Pair of Parrots Detail from a temple decoration. Gopalkrishna Temple, Honavar |
Lions in Hoysala Period Art Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu |  |
 | Animal Motifs Detail from Hoysala period panel, Karnataka |
Long Tailed Elephant Graphic based on a pre-historic cave painting |  |
 | Prehistoric Theater Designs based on cave shelter paintings of India |
Peacock Motif Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
 | A Tiger Attacks a Boar Detail from Bhatkal Sculpture, 16th century |
Fighting Bulls Detail from temple art, Marikamba Temple, Sirsi |  |
 | Elephant in a Design Theme |
See Also:
- Kamat's Animals -- Real, imaginary, and holy Animals from India. Includes elephants, tigers, birds, insects, and other fantastic creatures.
