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The art of miniature painting was introduced in Chamba, it is believed that the beginnings in this art were made in the early seventeenth century. There were probably no regular ateliers at that time at Chamba but the presence of some itinerant artist can safely be assumed, from the evidence of portraits of the princes of that period. It seems that some artists working at Nurpur had migrated to Chamba in the first half of the seventeenth century. At first a naturalistic style of painting having affinities with Mughal painting of the Jehangir period may have been introduced at Nurpur and not long afterwards at Chamba. Thereafter the migration of painters from the centres of the Mughal painting who were not first rate artists of Imperial atelier and the presence in the Hills of the pre-Mughal style of manuscript illustration, resulted in the evolution of a style which is peculiar to the Hills. Gradually the naturalistic style gave way to stylization while more vivid colour tonalities were preferred.
In the beginning of the eighteenth century the facial type becomes slightly heavier but soon thereafter a longish facial type was evolved which remained popular for some decades. Mid-eighteenth century paintings from Chamba have a distinctive style of their own as can be seen in both dated and signed works. Trees crowned with triangular foliage and irregular trunks rows, are a common features of the paintings of this period. The backgrounds are generally plain. There is no attempt at perspective. Architectural features though not very intricate have resemblances to contemporary Mughal architecture. The drawing is competent though human figures are stylized. |
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