BUNDI SCHOOL

This school developed in Kota-Bundi and Jhalawar in the beginning of 17th century. It was an independent branch of Mewar School. Though Human figure are like Mewar once but, there is a great different in their expressions. Faces are round small shading near cheeks, eyes and nose add charm and emotions to te flat the roundness of Bundi style is not visible. Nature has been depicted in real forms. The red-brown color of faces is a specialty of Bundi which have added beauty to the paintings. Colors used with care and sincerity.

The school reached otits climax in 18th century with some Migal effect and they look more novel. A more polished style in composition with refined color scheme with a novelty in the sceneries, shadow has been used to show roundness and depth even in leaves and trees. Water shown with silver color. Drawing faces in Mugal style with a fine adds charm to them along with night scenes. Later Mugal style and Kangra style also reflects Dandia, a prominent painter of this school.

Subject matter of Bundi School

1. Nayika Bheda most favourite subject of Bundi artist also popular in the masses.

2. Rag-Raginis beautifully painted and an important subject matter showing different periods at different stages.

3. Haren scenes main subject subject matter showing internal lururious lives of kings.

4. General life was depicted as this School was not confined to royal courts.

5. Bhagwat Purana one of the main subject of Bundi.

6. Vegetation and Jungle scenes were beautifully depicted as artist took interest in painting nature.

7. Barah Masa (12months) paintings depicting different seasons. Rainy season was the most like subject.

8. Hunting scenes found in abundance as artist took delight in paintings them

9. Moon light night scenes beautifully wxwcuted. Main painters, Dandia, Surajmal Ahmed Ali, Ram Lal, Shri Krishna, Sadhu Ram.

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