Guler school
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Guler school is a prominent style of Pahari miniature painting known for its delicate naturalism and refined depiction of romantic and devotional themes in the Himalayan region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pahari painting style
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miniature painting tradition ⓘ |
| artForm | miniature painting ⓘ |
| artisticTradition | Hindu devotional art ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Guler
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Himalayan region ⓘ Pahari region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Pahari Hindu courts ⓘ |
| developedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Himalayan hill states courts ⓘ |
| genre |
court painting
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religious painting ⓘ romantic painting ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
attention to botanical detail
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emphasis on emotion ⓘ idealized beauty ⓘ subtle shading ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kangra school
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Mughal painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
delicate naturalism
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fine line drawing ⓘ lyrical treatment of nature ⓘ refined depiction of devotional themes ⓘ refined depiction of romantic themes ⓘ soft colour palette ⓘ subtle facial expressions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Devanagari
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Takri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pahari painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Pahari miniature painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSubject |
Bhagavata Purana scenes
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Gita Govinda themes ⓘ Hindu deities ⓘ Krishna legends ⓘ Radha-Krishna romance ⓘ courtly romance ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
opaque watercolour
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paper ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
delicate modelling of form
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graceful human figures ⓘ naturalistic landscape backgrounds ⓘ refined ornamentation ⓘ |
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