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A style of painting characterized by vigorous use of primary colours and a peculiar facial formula prevailed in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in the foothills of the Western Himalayas in the Jammu and Punjab States. The earliest paintings in this style originated in Basohli from where the style spread to the Hill States of Mankot, Nurpur, Kulu, Mandi, Suket, Bilaspur, Nalagarh, Chamba, Guler and Kangra. The first mention of Basohli painting is in the annual report of the Archaeological Survey of India for the year 1918-19 published in 1921. Referring to the acquisitions of the Archaelogical Section of the Central Museum, Lahore, the report states that "a series of old paintings of the Basohli School were purchased, and the Curator concludes that the Basohli Schools is possibly of pre-Moghul origin, and so called Tibeti pictures are nothing but late productions of this school".
A large number of paintings with deep red borders painted in a simple and bold style in yellow, blue and red colours were finding their way to the picture markets of Amritsar.
The early Pahari paintings of the mid-17th century were in the Basholi style and were characterised by strong use of primary colours (red, mustard yellow and blue) and by faces with receding foreheads and great expressive eyes, shaped like lotus petals. Apart from clothing, which was borrowed from the Mughal paintings, the Basholi paintings had adopted individual styles and themes. The most popular theme of Basholi painting was from Bhanu Datta’s Rasamanjari, which was profusely used by the renowned Basholi artist Devi Das in 1694-1695 AD. Other favourite themes include love of Madhava-Malati, Radha-Krishna episodes and the Bhagavata Purana. The artists also had a fondness for the portraits of the local rajas in plain white garments. These paintings bear resemblance to the Rajasthani and Malwa paintings. |
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