[Culture] Indian Art, Architecture and Painting Schools (Mindmap cumnote)

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1. Gandhara Art2. Rajput painting3. Saranatha pillar4. Gopurum5. Vijayanagara art6. Bundi School Of Painting7. Sunga art8. Kangra school of painting9. Manjusha Art

10. Madhubani Art11. Kishangarh school of painting12. Rock-cut temple13. Mathura school of art14. Chola architecture15. Kulu School16. Chaitya17. nagara style of architecture18. Chandella School Of Arch19. Dravadian Architecture20. Mughal painting21. Mughal Architecture22. Effect Of Islamic Rulers on India Architecture23. HINDUSTAN MUSIC24. Carnatic music25. Ahmadiya movement26. Mindmap

Gandhara Art

Greco-Buddhist art

the hand of a Greek but the head and heart of an Indian.the basic urge, imagery and iconography remained Indiannorth-westwest-asia settled herelotus throne

central Asian fashion

Rajput painting

depict a number of themes, events of epics like the Ramayana and theMahabharata, Krishnas lifebut many paintings were done on the walls of palaces, inner chambers of theforts,colours were extracted from certain minerals, plant sources, conch shells, andwere even derived by processing precious stonesemerged from Persian miniature painting

Saranatha pillar

lion capital = national emblemfour lions are seated back to backUP:

column = same placelion capital = sarnatha museum

@ ashoka columnashoka chakra = indian flag

Gopurum

monumental tower, entrance, southern indiapallavasshrine has more than onetamil meaning = king and exteriorurban nodes and focal points

Vijayanagara art

religious, courtly and civiccomb = hoysala, pandya, cholagranite, sandstone and plaster

Bundi School Of Painting

major cultural hub in the city of Bundi, RajasthanMewar School, the School of Paintinguman figures have a unique expressionred-brown color

Sunga art

stupas at sanchiexpansion of mathura schoolsculpture not in bold reliefmale/female large ornamentsno emotionseyeballas conspicuous

Kangra school of painting

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh@ Pahari painting schoolgreenerynaturalisticplants and creepers, leafless treescolors made of vegetable and mineral extract

Manjusha Art

Manjushas are temple-shaped boxesade of bamboo,jute and paperBihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Tarai area of the NepalManjusha Art is one of the very old and historically very important Art

Madhubani Art

Mithila paintingregion of Bihar stateusing natural dyes and pigmentpaintings for each occasion and festival such as birth, marriage, holiaditionally by the women of villagespaste of powdered ricemostly depict nature and Hindu religious motifs

Kishangarh school of painting

elongation of human facesPortrayal of Radha and KrishnaBani Thani.labeled as Indias Mona Lisa

Rock-cut temple

mostly religious in natureWhen Buddhist missionaries arrived they naturally gravitated to cavessuited to their natural inclinationsA rock cut temple is carved from a large rock and excavated and cutellora, kailash

Mathura school of art

ancientkushanascity of mathurahinduism, jainism and buddhismfirst Buddha imagesSarnath, Sravasti Rajgirschool excelled in Yaksha (Male)lion throne Indian dresses

Chola architecture

tamil dynastyfamous for tamil lit + art and archiPallava stylesanctum = square + circularstone and metal scripgopurams

Kulu School

style of paintingis one of the prominent examples of centres of pahari school of painting in india.

Chaitya

buddhist or jain shrine including a stupaholding devotees

providing shelterroman = column + archajanta, ellora

Nagara style of architecture

hindu temple archielevation convex curveplan square shapeprojections of plan are carried to top

Chandella School Of Arch

diff from other dynastiescontemporary : khajuraho temple and lakes

Dravadian Architecture

southern partdeveloped for about 10 centuriesChola domination was the golden age for Dravidian ArchitectureNortheastern Sri Lanka, Maldives, and various parts of Southeast AsiaVimanam, Mandapams,Gopurams

Mughal painting

emerged from Persian miniature painting

blending of Persian and Indian ideasgreater interest in realistic portraitureAnimals and plants were also more realistically shown

Mughal Architecture

at fatehpur sikri synthesis of various regional schools of architecturalislamic, hindu and jainSikri sandstoneBuland Darwaza, jama masjid, Tomb of Salim Chishti, panch mahal

Effect Of Islamic Rulers on India Architecture

use of shapes (instead of natural forms)decorative lettering or calligraphyinlay decoration and use of coloured marbleall spaces were spanned by means of horizontal beamsconcept of arch or dome was not invented by the Muslimsborrowed architectural styles of the post-Roman periodput to use certain scientific and mechanical formulaewere typical mortar-masonry works formed of dressed stonesreligious=Mosques and Tombssecular=palaces and fortsmasjid

open courtyard surrounded by a pillared verandahcrowned off with a domemihrab indicates the direction of the qibla for prayer

tombmaqbara = maqbara refers to the graves of all Muslims, it refers especiallyto the graves (Raula or Rauza) of religious figures or Waliyullahs whodedicated their life to Islamqabr = normal muslim persondargah = In Asian countries, maqbara also refers to the Dargah ofWaliyullahs, Sufis, Sheikhs, Imams

three sectionsa. delhi or imperialb. provincial

i. jaunpurii. deccan

c. mughal

HINDUSTAN MUSIC

north indiapersian influencekhyal =modern

Carnatic music

one of the two major systemsmelody based not harmonygives equal importance to melodyand rhythm

dhrupad = oldest, still in use fine blend of science and artconcerts are generally solo or duet

Ahmadiya movement

Islamic reformistMirza Ghulam Ahmadview themselves as leading the revival and peaceful propagation of Islamearliest Muslim communities to arrive in Britain and other Western countriesMost mainstream Muslims consider both Ahmadi movements to be non-Muslimand heretical

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