Rajput painting, painting of the regional Hindu courts during the Mughal era, roughly from the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 19th century. Traditionally, Rajput painting is further divi
Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan by Ustad Sahibdin. Bikaner, c. 1690. British Museum.
A King converses, Folio from the Kalpa Sūtra and Kalakacharya Katha. Gujarat, 1411. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Krishna defeats Trinavarta, folio from the "Dispersed" Bhagavata Purana. North India, c. 1520. Freer Gallery of Art.
Chanda talking to a Friend, Folio from a Chandayana. Probably Delhi – Jaunpur belt, c. 1525–1575. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya.
Rājpūt, also called Thākur, is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the northern part of
Rajput painting
…painting of the regional Hindu courts during the Mughal era, roughly from the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 19th century. Traditionally, Rajput painting is further divided into Rajasthan and Pahari painting which flourished in two different areas "far apart from each other in terms of distance…
Painting of a Rajput soldier by Raja Ravi Varma
During their centuries-long rule, the Rajputs constructed several palaces. Shown here is the Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan, which was built by the Rathore Rajput rulers (see Rajput architecture).
A royal Rajput procession, depicted on a mural at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur (see Rajput painting)