Contents
Foreword 7
Acknowledgements 9
List of Illustrations 11
List of Sketches 19
CHAPTERS
I Introduction 20
(A) Brief History of States of Rajasthan - Mewar, Jodhpur,
Bikaner, Jaipur, Kishangarh and Kotah 20
(B) Political, Social and Cultural History of Bundi,
its relation to other Rajput States and the
Mughal Court 27
II Bundi School of Painting 40
(A) Origin and Development of Bundi School of Painting 40
(B) Thematic Classification of Bundi School of Painting
I Nayaka-Nayika Bheda 49
II Baramasa 53
III Rag am ala 5 7
IV Krishna-Lila 65
V Portraits 67
VI Hunting 70
VII Harem or Zanana 73
VIII Other Minor Subjects 74
III Elements/Principles/ Characteristics of Bundi Painting 83
i Technique 84
II Line 84
III Plane and Perspective 86
IV Figures 88
V Colour, Mass, Volume 94
VI Light and Shade or Chiaroscuro 96
VII Texture 96
VIII Landscapes 96
IX Expressions in Compositions 100
X Interior Decoration 102
XI Props 104
XII Serial 105
IV Critical Appreciation and Analysis of Bundi School of Painting 107
V Comparative Study of Bundi Style with other Schools of Rajasthan, particularly Bikaner, Kishangarh, Kotah, Uniara, Jaipur and Mughal 141
VI Contribution of Bundi Style and its Impact on Indian Miniatures 15 3
Appendices 162
Appendix I 162
Appendix II 203
Appendix III 206
Appendix IV 210
Appendix V 211
Bibliography 212
Glossary 220
Index 228