National Gallery of Modern Art-Parikraman

A Prince With Attendants 1333 Tempera Painting 16.5 X 24.5 cms

Rajput paintings evolved and flourished in the royal courts of Rajputana kingdoms. Each kingdom has its unique style and features and could be distinguished from the other on its visual composition, use of lines and colours defining the forms and the figures in the painting, the medium, etc. With these distinctions each style over a period, formed into a different school and each school further had several artistic styles and substyles. There were four major school under the Rajput miniatures. They being, Mewar school which consists regional styles like Nathdwara, Devgarh, Udaipur. etc; the Marwar school of the Kishangarh, Jodhpur and Bikaner styles; Hadoti school consisting of Kota, Bundi and Jhalawar styles; and other styles from the regions like Jaipur and Shekhawati. The Pahari school comprising of Basoli, Kangra and other styles of miniature paintings was also sprouted out of Rajput miniatures. Themes of Rajput miniatures have the episodes from the epics, Krishna's life, beautiful landscapes, hunting and war scenes, and portraits in a very ornatamental style. Artists belong to each school paints themes with their unique style giving the painting an unique identity. This painting shows a Prince surrounded by his attendants who are offering him with food and sweets.