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With the decline of patronage in Delhi, some of the artists trained in the Mughal style of Painting migrated to the Rajput states of Rajasthan and central India. Amber founded in the 11 th century by Kakil Ji remained the capital of Jaipur state until 1728. It is about seven miles from city of Jaipur. Beautiful city Jaipur founded by Jai Singh II in 1727. During the rule of Jai Singh I (1622-68) Jaipur painting entered its second phase of development marked by simplicity of composition and delicate features of women. In the last years of Jai Singh I, the influence of the Mughal style of Shah Jahan's period is all too evident. At that time a new facial formula for female was adopted, called Rajput- Mughal painting, characterized by oval faces is attributed to this period.
Under Pratap Singh (1779-1803), there was a complete transformation of painting in Jaipur. The Mughal influence was eliminated and a genuine Jaipur-Rajput style made its appearance. In fact, the rule of Pratap Singh can be called the golden Age of painting in Jaipur. |
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