Mandi school

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Mandi school is a distinctive regional style of Indian Pahari painting that flourished in the Mandi region, known for its expressive religious themes and bold, stylized compositions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian painting style ⓘ
Pahari painting school ⓘ
artForm painting ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Hindu religious art ⓘ
developedIn Mandi princely state ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
heritageStatus regional artistic heritage of Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern period ⓘ
influencedBy other Pahari schools ⓘ
knownFor bold compositions ⓘ
expressive religious themes ⓘ
stylized compositions ⓘ
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
medium opaque watercolour ⓘ
paper ⓘ
partOf Pahari painting tradition ⓘ
linked to: Pahari paintings
patron rulers of Mandi ⓘ
patronageType royal court patronage ⓘ
region Mandi region ⓘ
relatedTo Guler school ⓘ
Kangra school ⓘ
linked to: Pahari paintings
styleCharacteristic decorative detailing ⓘ
expressive figures ⓘ
simplified forms ⓘ
strong linear outlines ⓘ
subjectMatter courtly life ⓘ
portraiture of local rulers ⓘ
religious narratives ⓘ
theme Bhakti devotional scenes ⓘ
Hindu mythology ⓘ
Shaivite subjects ⓘ
Vaishnavite subjects ⓘ
tradition Himalayan art ⓘ
linked to: South Asian art
visualFeature contrasting colour schemes ⓘ
dramatic gesture ⓘ
expressive facial expressions ⓘ

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Pahari paintings → notableSchool → Mandi school ⓘ