About Miniature Paintings
Miniature paintings are renowned worldwide for their beauty, elegance and impeccable detailing. As the name signifies, Miniature paintings are an intricate colorful illumination painting, which is smaller in size and is executed meticulously with delicate brushwork on handmade paper.
They possess a language entirely their own. No written words can express their charm.The miniatures have a lyrical quality that enamors the mind and the soul. Most of the paintings are unique compositions on innumerable themes that are characteristic only of India.
The colors used in miniatures are generally derived from natural sources usually glowing mineral, vegetable colors, precious stones, indigo,conch shells, pure gold and silver. The preparation and mixing of the colors was an elaborate process in earlier days and it took sometimes, months to get the desired color.
Making of a Miniature Painting
It is not surprising that the creation of Miniature painting requires a great deal of skill, patience and imagination.
- Initially a design is chosen and drawn onto a trace paper.
Later it is copied into a rough cloth or handmade paper, using carbon
sheet.
- Human figures, animals
and other components of the picture are first painted. The background
is painted last to set each area's base color.
- Next
fine brushes are used to beautify the Floors, carpets, human figure
with intricate detailing. This also includes techniques like shading,
highlighting, washing.
- The
figures are outlined with a darker color and the jewellery is
highlighted using powdered gold to give it richness.
- Burnishing
is the last stage. The miniature art painting is laid face down on a
hard surface, and an agate stone is used to stroke it firmly. This
gives the painting a uniform texture. Then the painting is enclosed in
imported Italian flexi-glass and framed.
Tarang Quality:
Tarang’s Miniature painting collections are done by the professional artists of great
experience who have acquired the intricate skill from their fathers and grandfathers. We have an outstanding collection of miniature paintings at Tarang.
We offer a competitive price on the paintings making them much affordable and giving you the most value for your money.
Maintenance:
The materials used in our paintings are of high quality and hence they
can be kept in good condition for generations, with very little
maintenance. A gentle wiping and dusting is all that is required to
keep the piece as attractive as a new one.
Guarantee:
- All the products are insured against accidental
damage during shipping so in case of breakage the products can be
replaced.
- Imported Italian flexi-glass (Acrylic sheet) is used instead of glass to avoid breakage during shipping
History of Miniature Painting:
- The history of the Indian miniatures goes back to Persia
.After the conquest of Hindu India by the Muslim Persians, the
workshops of the painters, weavers and architects were moved down over
here, thus giving birth to Miniature Art paintings in Mughal style.
- After
the Mughal reign, the Rajput Maharajas employed these highly skilled
artists to replace their own artisans, leading to a sort of painting
renaissance in northern India. The whole of Rajasthan divided into
numerous princely states, patronized miniature art painting.
- Miniature
Paintings have evolved over centuries carrying the influence of other
cultures and the modern miniature painting speaks of those age-old
traditions of Rajasthan.
