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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.
The earliest traces of painting in the Dhundhar or Amer-Jaipur region are to be found on the walls of the Mughal gateway at Bairat and in the palaces and mausoleums of Amer, belonging to the early 17th century. The style of these paintings is folk though the male figures wear Mughal costumes and head dresses. Some Jain manuscripts written at Mauzumabad and Amer during other subsidiary courts in this period are other noteworthy examples. The zenith of this school was reached under Sawai Pratap Singh towards the close of the 18th century. More than a dozen painters worked in his suratkhana to produce hundreds of miniatures to illustrate Bhagavata Purana, Devi Mahatma, Ramayana, Ragamala, portraits and other works. The impact of the Amer-Jaipur school was felt in places like Insarda, Malpura, Jhilai, Alwar and Karauli where many religious texts, Ragamala, portraits and court scenes were produce |
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