Indian painting: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Indian painting means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Indian Painting with its various branches, methods and ideals are described in the third part of the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the reference of using walls as canvas is found where the walls are said to be plastered before painting. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also suggests portraying different seasons through paintings. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also gives emphasis on the proper projection of every limbs of a human body in a painting
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Journal of the Madras University, vol.28 (history)Indian Painting was at a state of perfection during the Sangam age, as can be see from references in Tolkappiyam.—Painting that became the fashion in the West only round 400 BC is depicted to have reached a high state of perfection at least a hundred years earlier in South India, as may be seen from references in Tolkappiyam to life-like paintings. The reference to manes or ancestors seen in the Roman life of early times is depicted equally clearly in Tirukural in which reference is made to the thenpulathar or the departed.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Painting, Indian.
Full-text (+268): Pahari, Funeral pile, Moon-light, Village, Burial site, Painting, House, Garden, Dark reddish, Residence, Fort, Abstract idea, Demon, Muscular, Kangra, Serpent, Horse, Crest, Anger, Bibhatsa.
Relevant text
Search found 6 books and stories containing Indian painting; (plurals include: Indian paintings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Art Revival in Andhra < [November-December, 1929]
Selected Examples of Indian Painting and Sculpture < [July-August 1931]
Indian Painting < [April – June, 1987]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. Painting: The Concept < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
9. Review of Literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
5. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and the Modern Paintings < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Temples in and around Madurantakam (by B. Mekala)