At the vibrant heart of Indian art history stands the so-called Indian School, a collective term for various regional and stylistic manifestations of painting on the Indian subcontinent. The works grouped under this designation were created over centuries, particularly between the 16th and 19th centuries, and reflect the cultural, religious, and social diversity of India. Whether in the opulent miniatures of the Mughal era, the colorful Rajput paintings, or the subtle compositions of the Pahari school, there is always a high degree of technical sophistication and iconographic complexity. The artists of the Indian School often worked anonymously or within workshops, making individual attribution difficult and presenting the works as expressions of collective creativity. The subjects range from courtly scenes, religious motifs, and mythological narratives to depictions of everyday life and nature. The use of vibrant colors, fine lines, and intricate ornamentation are characteristic features admired by both contemporaries and later generations. The reception of the Indian School has always been closely linked to social and political developments. During the colonial period, Indian painting was often perceived by European observers as exotic and decorative, leading to a certain marginalization. Only with the independence movement and the rediscovery of national identity did the Indian School undergo a reevaluation. Today, it is regarded as a central part of India's cultural heritage and is highly valued in international museums and collections. The works of the Indian School not only influenced subsequent generations of Indian artists but also found their way into global art history. The complexity of styles, the combination of tradition and innovation, and the masterful command of color and form make the Indian School a fascinating field of art historical research. Occasionally, the strong attachment to courtly and religious themes has been criticized, but it is precisely this rootedness in the cultural context that gives the works their special authenticity. The Indian School remains a living testament to the artistic expressiveness and cultural diversity of the Indian subcontinent.
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-417477).jpg "Radha and Krishna embrace in a grove of flowering trees by Indian School")
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.jpg "A lady comes to her lover")
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.jpg "Hindu Goddess Kali dancing on Siva by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Churning of the Ocean of Milk by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519494).jpg "A dragon devouring a woman by Indian School")
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.jpg "Bahram Khan, a Court Official of Shah Jahan, Mughal India by Indian School")
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.jpg "Miniature Depicting a Scene of a Winged Figure on a Horse, Probably Delhi School, Mughal, Indian by Indian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-637460).jpg "Shiva and Krishna, mid 1700s by Indian School")
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.jpg "Surrender of Kandahar to Said Khan, c.1640 by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519297).jpg "Durian Fruit and Foliage by Indian School")
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.jpg "Album Page with Stokesia and Portrait of Abdul Rahim Khan-e Khanna by Indian School")
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.jpg "A Jasrota prince on a riding expedition by Indian School")
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.jpg "The foot of Rama, from the Hindu epic")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1352743).jpg "Equestrian Portrait of Aurengzeb, c. 1680 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Nutta Singh Akali, from The Kingdom of the Punjab, its Rulers and Chiefs, volume II by Indian School")
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.jpg "Goddess Lakshmi with a Rose and a Peacock by Indian School")
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.jpg "Purvi Ragini by Indian School")
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.jpg "Erotic Scene in a Luxurious Boudoir, Rajasthani Miniature Painting by Indian School")
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.jpg "Durga by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1128175).jpg "Harivasma, The bear")
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.jpg "Shah Jahan and Qudsia Begum: the Begum Pours Away the Wine, Kalam by Indian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-71342).jpg "Shiva Nataraja by Indian School")
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.jpg "Hinduism: representation of the god Shiva Nataraja, lord of dance. Bronze sculpture 12th century. Kolkata, Indian museum by Indian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-86278).jpg "Kaliya Krishna by Indian School")
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.jpg "Three Bathers by Indian School")
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.jpg "Girls Bathing, Pahari Style, Kangra School, Himachel Pradesh, 18th Century by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-416169).jpg "Ewer, Indian Sub-Continent, 16th century by Indian School")
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_ruler_of_Ind_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123898).jpg "Portrait of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb known as Alamgir I (1618-1707), ruler of India from 1658 to 1717 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Relief depicting Vishnu reclining on the serpent, Sesha, from the Temple of Vishnu by Indian School")
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.jpg "(detail) from an Ashoka Pillar by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Mogul Emperor Babur receives the envoys Uzbeg and Rauput in the garden at Agra on 18th December 1528, the emperor sits on a throne under a canopy; the fortifications of Agra are in the background by Indian School")
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.jpg "Icon of Chinnamasta, the Mahavidya arising from the joined bodies of the Originating Couple, Kangra, c.1800 by Indian School"){kind=icon}
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.jpg "Tara, Nalanda, Bihar, Pala Dynasty by Indian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-64464).jpg "Vishnu, Late Chola by Indian School")
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.jpg "The God Krishna with his mortal love, Radha by Indian School")
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.jpg "Seated image of the Jain Tirthankara Kuntanatha, Vasantagarh, Southern Rajasthan, 1476 by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-518562).jpg "Buddha Head, Sarnath culture, 500 AD by Indian School")
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.jpg "Rama and Lakshmana, Seated on a Lion Skin, Rejoice at Hanuman")
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 (see also 247235) - (MeisterDrucke-97453).jpg "Shiva Vinadhara Dakshina-Murti, Dravidian (bronze) by Indian School")
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.jpg "Durga, Vishnu by Indian School")
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.jpg "Ghaus al-Azam, Abdul Qadir Ghilani of Baghdad by Indian School")
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_spirit_of_nature_with_a_parrot_she_-_(MeisterDrucke-1005547).jpg "Hinduism: representation of a Yakshini spirit of nature, with a parrot, she stands on a dwarf. Sculpture by Mathura, sandstone. 2nd century. Calcutta, Indian museum by Indian School")
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_a_great_H_-_(MeisterDrucke-1025510).jpg "Hinduism: representation of the bird Garuda carrying Vishnu, a great Hindu deity, and his wife Lakhmi by Indian School")
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.jpg "Lakshmi by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519228).jpg "Sambandar, Child Saint Devoted to Shiva, c.1100 by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Ascension of Jesus in the Guise of a Priest by Indian School")
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.jpg "Relief from the Temple of Vishnu by Indian School")
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.jpg "Maitreya, a future Buddha, Ramnagar culture, from Ahichatra, Uttar Pradesh, 200 AD by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-602593).jpg "Vishnu on Garuda by Indian School")
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.jpg "Rama and Hanuman fighting against Ravana the demon, scene from the Ramayana by Indian School")
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_f96r_Bharata_and_Shatrughna_have_performed_their_fathers_funeral_r_-_(MeisterDrucke-1354341).jpg "Bharata and Shatrughna Perform Funeral Rites (detail) by Indian School")
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.jpg "Rama and Lakshmana Accompanied by Visvamitra, from the Ramayana by Indian School")
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.jpg "Diagram showing meridian points on the human body by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Fall of Mandhata, from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Kusana dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "Representation of Mahamai, Mother Goddess, Giving Birth by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-518569).jpg "The Dwarf Yaksa, from Cave 3 of the Pitalkhora Caves, Maharashtra, 100 BC by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519397).jpg "Koran Page by Indian School")
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.jpg "Harihara Dancing in the Alidha Pose, Prathara Dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "Relief depicting the dream of Maya, from a Buddhist stupa from Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, Late Mauryan Period, Sunga Dynasty by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-413647).jpg "Figure of a Standing Buddha, Jamalpur, Mathura by Indian School")
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.jpg "The head of a yakshini, from the gate of a Buddhist stupa at Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, Late Mauryan Period, Sunga Dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "White bishop, chess piece, India, 1820 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Maharana Sangram Singh of Mewar Riding in an Elephant Procession, Udaipur, Rajasthan, c.1730-40 by Indian School")
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.jpg "An Indian Snake Charmer with a Cobra, from a French Album of Drawings by Indian School")
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.jpg "Statue of Shiva, from Ildar by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Army of Aicha at the Battle of Djamal in 656, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Draupadi Ratha by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-575634).jpg "Brahma, Chola Dynasty by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-425784).jpg "Yakshini, from a Buddhist gate. Mathura, Utter Pradesh, Kusana Period by Indian School")
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.jpg "The cavalcade of the King of Oudh riding with the British Resident on elephants, c.1820 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Parasurama,")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-902713).jpg "Kaliyakrishna, Chola, Tamil Nadu by Indian School")
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.jpg "Valmiki instructs Kusa and Lava in the recitation of the Ramayana before the occasion of a sacrifice in Rama")
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_spirit_of_nature_holding_a_cage_an_-_(MeisterDrucke-948473).jpg "Representation of a Yakshini spirit of nature, holding a cage and a parrot, she stands on a dwarf. Sculpture by Mathura, sandstone, 2nd century by Indian School")
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.jpg "Miniature painting of a yogini in a landscape, Bikaner by Indian School")
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_Deccan_Mughal_c1640_(gouache_-_(MeisterDrucke-416181).jpg "Sultan Abdullah Qutubshah of Golconda (reg.1626-72) Deccan, Mughal, c.1640 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Emperor Babur Holding Court, Mughal period, Reign of Akbar by Indian School")
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.jpg "Sufis Visiting Their Pir by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-413646).jpg "Figure of Lord Vishnu by Indian School")
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_Chandragupta_I_(320-335)_and_Sri_Rajray_(gold)_-_(MeisterDrucke-423709).jpg "Dinars of Kumargupta I (425-454) Chandragupta I (320-335) and Sri Rajray by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-413651).jpg "Vajra Tara, Gahadavala Dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "Fakir Syad Nur-o-Deen, from The Kingdom of the Punjab, its Rulers and Chiefs, volume I by Indian School")
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.jpg "A Large Qur")
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.jpg "Brahma Worships Krishna (Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series) by Indian School")
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.jpg "Tambula-Seva, Krishnagar, West Bengal by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519308).jpg "Attendants of Vishnu with Gada by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-413660).jpg "Rama, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, Pallava Dynasty by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-416171).jpg "Mughal carpet with a blossom and lattice design, North Indian by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-520411).jpg "Funeral Procession by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600626).jpg "Portrait of Rao Chattar Sal of Bundi by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-599087).jpg "Leaf from a manuscript of Hafiz")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-93306).jpg "Four of the incarnations of Vishnu by Indian School")
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.jpg "Unknown Image by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-598049).jpg "Iraj Khan by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519299).jpg "Rao Tuljaji in Procession by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600049).jpg "Bodhisattva by Indian School")
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.jpg "Miniature Painting of Maharana Amar Singh Udaipur by Indian School")
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.jpg "Princess Palanquin on an Elephant at the Court of Shah Alem by Indian School")
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.jpg "Ceremonial skirt-length from the Coromandel Coast for the Thai trade by Indian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-90614).jpg "Seated Buddha in Meditation by Indian School")
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