Welcome to miniature painting website. We are one of the oldest companies engaged in manufacturing Indian Miniature Paintings. We are wholesale supplier of miniature paintings in Jaipur, India.
Our miniature painting collection includes Mughal Paintings, Rajasthani Paintings, Hindu God Paintings, Animal Art Paintings, Tanjavur paintings, Tanjore Paintings, Indian God Paintings, Painting Reproduction, and Reproduction of Art. We also have a very good collection of original as well antique miniature painting on various Indian subjects.
Incorporated in 1969, House of Handicrafts is one of the widely acclaimed companies engaged in the manufacture of exotic Rajasthani paintingsMiniature paintings of India. The company has a vast experience of more than 35 years in the field of paintings, which is utilized in serving its esteemed customers.
What ever you see on this site is all Handmade Paintings. All the paintings displayed are handwork of our skilled artists. These paintings are made with watercolors using Squirrel Hair Brush. Originally these Paintings were made using natural colors made from Precious and Semi Precious Stones like Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Turquoise, Pearl, Lime Stone and many more. But now days these stones being very expensive have been replaced by normal water colors. Regional artist who have inherited this art from their ancestors makes these paintings. We do not employ child artist or child laborer in any form of work. In many Paintings real gold is also used for decoration.
Origin Of Mughal Miniature Painting
Origin Of Mughal Painting:
Mughal paintings of india date back to the period between the 16 th and 18 th century, when the mughals ruled a large part of the country. The art of mughal painting was introduced by the mughal emperor humayun after reterning to india from persia, he invited two persian artists.
Mughal painting reached its acme during the reign of akbar, and also flourished during jahangir's rule, as well as shah jahan's. Mughal painting is a particular style of south asian painting and during this period continued to refine itself with elements of realism and naturalism coming to the fore. It was a unique blend of indian, persian and islamic styles. The painters focused mostly on court scenes, royal portraits, natural scenes and landscapes. Bright colors were used in their making. They exhibited more narrative content as compared to the iranian miniatures, which were more philosophical in nature.
In Mughal paintings Colors were derived from natural materials. They were prepared by the artists themselves. Raw materials like vegetables, fruits, oil, soil, lime, indigo and lapis lazuli were used in the making. Even eggs, gold powder and silver foil were sometimes used. The initial sketch was made using burnt wood. The brushes were made from hairs removed from the inner parts of the sheep’s ears and the tails of squirrels and kittens.
Development
During akbar's rule, painters created beautiful paintings that depicted scenes from hindu epics, and animal fables as well as portraits. The art of mughal painting was further refined during jahangir's time. The brushwork now became finer and the colors were no longer as dark as those of akbar's rule.
Mughal miniature paintings are still being created today by a small number of artists in rajasthan concentrated mainly in jaipur.
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