The following is a collection of various schools of paintings of modern
India. It includes prominent schools of paintings in India, including miniature
paintings, paintings of some of the most well known painters of India
photographed in museums, and from private collections.
Another Martyr
Painting by V.N. O'key, circa 1945 |  |
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An Apsara in Water
Indian miniature painting |
Bilhana and Champavati
Illustrated Manuscript of Chaurapanchashika |  |
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Buddha and Mara
Painting by Sarada Ukil, 1940 |
Cold Morning
Rajputs leaving for a hunt in the morning, Rajput miniature painting |  |
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Death of a Dreamer
Painting by Ramada Ukil, 1959
Government Museum, Goa |
Devotion - Painting by M.V. Seetaramaiah
More well known as a Kannada scholar, M.V. See, was an excellent artist |  |
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Elephant Rider and Coterie
Pahari Miniature Painting |
Example of Jain Fine Art
Detail from a Wall Painting in a Jain Muth, Sravanabelagola. |  |
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Flying Apsara Playing Cymbals
Fresco from Cave No. 17, Ajanta |
Gopika Vastrapaharana (The Stealing of Clothes)
Painting shows Krishna climbing a tree with the clothes of bathing girls |  |
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Gossiping Women
Mysore School of Painting |
Grocer and his Family
Pahari school of painting, c. 19th century |  |
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Harischandra in Distress
King Harischandra having lost his kingdom and wealth auctions his son. Painting by Rama Varma. Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery Collection, Mysore |
Jain Painting from Shravanabelagola
Picrure of a king and his queen |  |
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Krishna Leela (Antics of Lord Krishna)
Lord Krishna in bed with Radha, Rajput miniature painting |
Krishna-Radha, North Indian Painting
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Lady Feeds a Peacock
North Indian Painting |
Lady in her Vanity
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma |  |
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Lady with a Child and a Dog
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma |
Landscape by Suren De, 1968
From Collection of Government Museum, Goa |  |
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Lord Buddha in a Orissan Pata Painting
Pattachitra is a beautiful form of illustration from the state of Orissa |
Lord Ishwara Perfoming His Dance
Painting from Saraswati Mahal Library Collection |  |
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Lord Krishna and His Women
Rasikapriya -- Mewad depiction of Keshav Das's poem. |
Lord Krishna Rejoicing in the Company of Girls
Detail from a painting |  |
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Lord Shiva Performing His Cosmic Dance of Destruction
Tanjore School of Painting |
Lord Shiva Performing His Cosmic Dance
Tanjore School of Painting |  |
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Maharaja Durga Das
Jaipur school of painting, Rajasthan, 18th century A.D. |
Mother and Child
Detail from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma |  |
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The Mushrooming Culture
Cartoon Painting by Prof. B.G. L. Swamy |
Nude Rawana
Notice his multiple heads and limbs |  |
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Officer and Nauch Girl
Painting by M.F. Husain |
A Painting by Mukta Venkatesh
See aslo: Flowers of Mysore |  |
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Painting by G.S. Shenoy
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Painting by M.F. Husain
Husain's paintings feature bold colors, and bold themes |  |
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Portrait of Colonel William Douglas Brodie Ketchen
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma |
Rati and Kama Seduce Each Other
Notice the horse and elephants decorated with women. Illustration from the Ashwa Shastra manuscript in Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswati Mahal Library Collection |  |
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Rhythm and Light
Painting by Asit Kumar Haldar. 20th century |
A School in Ancient India
Illustration by B.K. Mitra for Kalyan Magazine shows students and animals in harmony with nature |  |
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Tribal Women at Work
Painting by Rudrakumar Jha, Chindwara Museum Collection |
Villagers Keeping Warm in the Forest
Rajasthani Painting, Jaipur |  |
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Westling in a Moghul Court
Detail from a Mogul miniature painting |
Woman Getting a Lover's Portrait Painted
Moghul School of Painting |  |
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Woman in her Vanity
Rajasthani painting |
A Woman Writing Letter
Moghul school of painting, North India |  |
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Woman Writing a Letter
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Wrestling Contest and Spectators
Detail from a Moghul painting |  |
