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June 10, 2025 at 01:30 PM
🔆 Basholi School of Painting
📍 Patronage
✅ Received patronage from Raja Kripal Pal.
📍 Notable Works
✅ Devidas’s Rasamanjari Illustrations (1694 A.D.): Highlights Pahari traditions.
✅ Gita Govinda by Manaku (1730 A.D.): Example of Pahari painting, showcases Manaku’s skill.
📍 Observations from Paintings
✅ Facial Characteristics: Heavier appearance than earlier styles.
✅ Tree Forms: More naturalistic, Mughal influence.
✅ Artistic Features:
• Colors: Strong and contrasting.
• Background: Monochrome.
• Eyes: Large and expressive.
• Drawing Style: Bold and distinctive.
• Ornamentation: Beetle wings used in depictions.
• Borders: Red borders frame the miniatures.