Hindu school of the 19th century

Hindu school, XIX century.
Untitled.
Gouache on silk.
No signature.
Measurements: 31 x 21 cm.

The Indian culture has a long tradition within the artistic history, finding among them the Mughal painting developed during the Mughal Empire between the XVII and XIX centuries, period of reign concluded due to the British colonization. Mughal style art is characterized by artistic influences from the Persian Empire, the Muslim kingdoms of the Near East and part of Western Europe. Its paintings are among the most influential and recognized forms of Indian art, generally limited to miniatures, either as book illustrations or as individual works. These are realist style paintings with profusely decorated compositions, replete with details and characters depicted in an idealized manner using standardized features, such as those seen in these court scenes. Another of the particularities of this artistic style was the visual work in the superimposition of objects, finding scenes without depth composed of hieratic profile figures. Initially, the development of these works was dedicated to the royal court, which used miniatures to elaborate portraits, events and scenes of court life, scenes of wild life and hunting, as well as illustrations of battles, which would be gathered in manuscripts, so the images are framed by richly decorated bands as if they were vignettes.