One of two major
"schools" of Indian miniature painting, the other being Pahari.
The differences between the two schools are mostly
geographical and hence artificial, since the Pahari school's Basohli paintings
are aesthetically closer to those of Rajasthan than works in the later Pahari
style.
The Rajasthani was the first developed school, flourishing
in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the small kingdoms of the Malwa
region, such as Mandu, and in the kingdoms that now make up modern
Rajasthan—particularly Bundi, Kota, and Mewar, but also Jaipur and Bikaner—in
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The Rajasthani style is distinguished by a flat perspective
and visual force generated from vibrant hues, which are often used as a
background to the painting.
W. G. Archer, Indian Painting, 1957, is a good source of
knowledge.
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