Paintings
Arts & Culture · चित्रकला · 15 facts
Ajanta cave paintings depict life of Buddha (2nd century BCE)
Mughal miniature paintings flourished under Akbar and Jahangir
Madhubani painting is folk art of Bihar's Mithila region
Warli painting is tribal art of Maharashtra
Pattachitra is traditional scroll painting of Odisha
Tanjore painting originated in Tamil Nadu, uses gold foil
Kangra painting is Pahari miniature style from Himachal Pradesh
Rajput miniature paintings are from Rajasthan courts
Kalighat painting originated near Kalighat temple, Kolkata
Gond painting is tribal art of Madhya Pradesh
Mysore painting is from Karnataka, uses gold leaf
Pichwai paintings are from Nathdwara, Rajasthan depicting Lord Krishna
Phad painting is scroll painting of Rajasthan
Batik is wax-resist dyeing technique popular in India
Raja Ravi Varma is called father of Modern Indian Painting