Guler school

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Guler school is a prominent style of Pahari miniature painting known for its delicate naturalism and refined depiction of romantic and devotional themes in the Himalayan region.

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Guler school canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pahari painting style
miniature painting tradition
artForm miniature painting
artisticTradition Hindu devotional art
associatedWithRegion Guler
Himalayan region
Pahari region
linked to: Western Pahari
country India
culturalContext Pahari Hindu courts
developedIn 18th century
developedInContextOf Himalayan hill states courts
genre court painting
religious painting
romantic painting
hasCharacteristic attention to botanical detail
emphasis on emotion
idealized beauty
subtle shading
influencedBy Kangra school
linked to: Pahari paintings

Mughal painting
linked to: Mughal paintings
knownFor delicate naturalism
fine line drawing
lyrical treatment of nature
refined depiction of devotional themes
refined depiction of romantic themes
soft colour palette
subtle facial expressions
languageOfInscriptions Devanagari
linked to: Devanagari script

Takri
linked to: Takri script
partOf Pahari painting
linked to: Pahari paintings
relatedMovement Pahari miniature painting
linked to: Pahari paintings
religiousContext Vaishnavism
typicalSubject Bhagavata Purana scenes
Gita Govinda themes
Hindu deities
Krishna legends
Radha-Krishna romance
courtly romance
usesMedium opaque watercolour
paper
visualStyle delicate modelling of form
graceful human figures
naturalistic landscape backgrounds
refined ornamentation

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Pahari paintings notableSchool Guler school
Mandi school relatedTo Guler school