Deccani painting

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Indian painting style Indo-Islamic art miniature painting tradition

Deccani painting is a distinctive Indo-Islamic miniature art tradition that flourished in the Deccan region of India, known for its rich colors, lyrical romanticism, and synthesis of Persian, Turkish, and local artistic influences.

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Deccan painting 1
Deccani art 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian painting style ⓘ
Indo-Islamic art ⓘ
miniature painting tradition ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod early modern India ⓘ
characterizedBy decorative backgrounds ⓘ
elongated human figures ⓘ
fantastical landscapes ⓘ
jewel-like palette ⓘ
lyrical romanticism ⓘ
ornate costumes ⓘ
rich colors ⓘ
country India ⓘ
developedIn 16th century ⓘ
differsFrom Mughal painting in its more imaginative and less naturalistic style ⓘ
flourishedIn 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
hasCenter Ahmadnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bijapur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Golconda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Dakhni Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme Hindu mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sufi mysticism ⓘ
courtly life ⓘ
love scenes ⓘ
portraits of rulers ⓘ
influencedBy Persian painting ⓘ
Turkish art ⓘ
local Indian artistic traditions ⓘ
notableWorkLocation British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Museum, New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salar Jung Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Deccan school of painting NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronizedBy Ahmadnagar Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bijapur Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deccan sultanates NERFINISHED ⓘ
Golconda Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyderabad court NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Mughal painting NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesMedium gold ⓘ
opaque watercolor ⓘ
paper ⓘ

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Deccan sultanates → culturalInfluence → Deccani painting ⓘ
Mughal paintings → influenced → Deccani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deccan painting
Mughal culture → influencedBy → Deccani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deccani art
Tanjore painting → influencedBy → Deccani painting ⓘ