The painting of the Dean , the Dean's miniature - a style of painting that developed in southwestern India on the territory of the Dean Plateau since the establishment of the power of the Bakhmani Sultanate in 1347. The style was developed under the auspices of the rulers of the Dekan Sultanates - Bijapur , Golkonda , Ahmadnagar , Bidar and Berar, and existed until the extinction of the Qutb Shah dynasty in 1687. [1] [2] [3]
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History
While in the second half of the 16th century, Mughal painting developed at the court of Akbar , art developed independently in the Deccan sultanates. The style of pictorial miniature flourished at the court of the ruler of the Bakhmani sultanate and later at the courts of the sultans of Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Bidar, Berara and Golkonda, widely known as the Dekan school of painting. One of the oldest surviving examples of Dekan painting are illustrations of the Ahmadnagar manuscript of the poem in the Persian language Tarif-i-Hussain Shahi (1565), which is kept in Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandala ( English ) in Pune . About 400 pictorial miniatures, made in the characteristic Persian style, contain the Bijapur manuscript “Stars of Sciences” ( English , 1570), stored in the library of Chester Beatty , in Dublin ( Ireland ).
Style
The decan school of painting is characterized by rich and vibrant colors. The main colors are blue, red and pink. The main role is played by symmetry. Figures of people, architectural structures, trees, flowers, objects, folds on clothes and even the position of various parts of the body are placed on the canvas so that everything is balanced.
Many of the examples of 16th century Dean painting. designed in Persian style, as local artists were descendants of artists invited to India from Persia. However, over time, the Persian elements were largely replaced by local ones. A distinctive feature of the Bijapur style is the abundance of golden color and numerous flowering plants. Golkond style is also similar to Persian.
Deccan painting flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries, passing through multiple phases of maturation and long-term stagnation. Later, in the 18-19 centuries, when the Dean became part of the Great Mogul Empire , the Deccan style gradually fell into disrepair and gave way to a new style of Hyderabad painting, which developed in the region, particularly at the court of Hyderabad Nizam . Basically the coloring of decan painting followed Islamic turkish ( eng. ) And persian traditions, especially arabesques , which consisted of purely decan leafy ornament.
Artists
- Murtaza Nakkash [4]
Gallery
Burak , Hyderabad, 1770-1775
Scene of battle, 19th century
Bijapur, circa 1650
Chanda Bibi Hawk Hunting ( Eng. ). 18 century. Paper, gouache, gold.
Notes
- ↑ Kanjilal, Kajal. History of Indian Art . - Saraswati House Pvt Ltd, 1983. - P. 58–59. - ISBN 9789351991182 .
- ↑ Chaitanya, Krishna. A History of Indian Painting: The modern period . - Abhinav Publications, 1976. - P. 31. - ISBN 9788170173106 .
- ↑ Zebrowski, Mark. Deccani Painting. - Sotheby Publications, 1983. - ISBN 9780520048782 .
- ↑ On the development of the Dean school of painting in the XVI - XVII centuries. | San'at | Archive of San'at magazine
Links
- On the development of the Dean school of painting in the XVI - XVII centuries.
- Art of India - Painting
- Svyatoslav Roerich . Indian painting: Articles, monograph. , ISBN 978-5-86988-210-3
- Indian painting
- Deccan Style paintings (eng.)
- Dakhani Miniature Paintings (eng.)