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 "The foot of Rama, from the Hindu epic")
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.jpg "The Churning of the Ocean of Milk 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 "A Jasrota prince on a riding expedition by Indian School")
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.jpg "Surrender of Kandahar to Said Khan, c.1640 by Indian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-637460).jpg "Shiva and Krishna, mid 1700s by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1352743).jpg "Equestrian Portrait of Aurengzeb, c. 1680 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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.jpg "Nutta Singh Akali, from The Kingdom of the Punjab, its Rulers and Chiefs, volume II 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519494).jpg "A dragon devouring a woman by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1128175).jpg "Harivasma, The bear")
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.jpg "Durga 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 "Shah Jahan and Qudsia Begum: the Begum Pours Away the Wine, Kalam 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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.jpg "Hindu Goddess Kali dancing on Siva 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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.jpg "Indra, God of Storms, riding on an elephant 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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.jpg "Representation of Mahamai, Mother Goddess, Giving Birth by Indian School")
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.jpg "Krishna and Radha with a Sakhi by Indian School")
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_ca1595-1600_(Opaque_watercolor_ink_and_gol_-_(MeisterDrucke-1646947).jpg "Elephant and Mahout (Elephant Driver), ca. 1595-1600 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Indian Flying Fox also known as Great Indian Fruit Bat; Pteropus Giganteus, c. 1800 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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_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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_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 "Journeying through Unknown Lands, from the Travels of Krishna in his Chariot 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 "Miniature painting of a yogini in a landscape, Bikaner by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644119).jpg "Assassination of Khusraw Parviz, c.1595 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-518562).jpg "Buddha Head, Sarnath culture, 500 AD by Indian School")
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_by_Abul-Qasim_M_-_(MeisterDrucke-63747).jpg "Rustam Killing the White Demon, from the")
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.jpg "Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace; Khvaja Mu")
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.jpg "The Army of Aicha at the Battle of Djamal in 656, illustration from")
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.jpg "Maitreya, a future Buddha, Ramnagar culture, from Ahichatra, Uttar Pradesh, 200 AD by Indian School")
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.jpg "(detail) from an Ashoka Pillar by Indian School")
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.jpg "Maharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur shooting boar from elephant-back, Rajasthan, 1855 by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1024814).jpg "Indian Art: the divinity Saraswati by Indian School")
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.jpg "Murtaza Nizam Shah with a Black Vizier, possibly Malik Ambar, and a Younger Man, c.1680 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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 - (MeisterDrucke-56273).jpg "Relief Depicting a Double-Headed Image of Agni, the God of Fire, Seated on a Ram, South India by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519413).jpg "Koran Page by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Goddess Kali Represented in a Kangra Painting by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-444294).jpg "Fabric from the Ayutthaya period with Thai designs by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-413649).jpg "Figure of Ganapati, Chandella Dynasty by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519412).jpg "Koran Page by Indian School")
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_India_Mughal_dynasty_-_(MeisterDrucke-440281).jpg "Folio from the Late Shahjahan Album (A Poem by Amir Shahi) India, Mughal dynasty 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 "Rama, with Sita and Lakshmana in the Forest, from the Ramayana by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-659893).jpg "Finch, Poppies, Dragonfly, and Bee by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1350066).jpg "Text from the")
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.jpg "Lintel with Shiva Nataraja, Kakatiya dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "Krishna as a boy subduing the snake Kalilya, Madras, 16th-17th century by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Boar-faced Goddess, Varahi, c.1660-70 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Relief from the Temple of Vishnu by Indian School")
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.jpg "Malasri Ragini by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644280).jpg "Muhammad Adil Shah Selects a Jewel, c.1650 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Bodhisattva Padmapani, Nalanda, Bihar, Pala Dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "The populace pays allegiance to the new Abbasid Caliph Al-Mamun (detail) by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-977422).jpg "Damsel mounting on a dwarf by Indian School")
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_Low_-_(MeisterDrucke-1005551).jpg "Buddhism: Sudarsana Yakshini (detail) by Indian School")
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.jpg "The God Vishnu Flying on Garuda to Rescue the Elephant King from a Water Monster, Nepalese, c.1825 by Indian School")
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.jpg "Sultan Murad and Sultan Daniyal on a Picnic, Detached Album Folio with Painting, c.1900 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-584337).jpg "Eight Women Bathing by Indian School")
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.jpg "Harihara Dancing in the Alidha Pose, Prathara Dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "Kama Shoots a Love Arrow at Shiva, Page from a Copy of the Gita-Gauri, Song of Gauri by Indian School"){kind=icon}
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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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 (see also 247235) - (MeisterDrucke-97453).jpg "Shiva Vinadhara Dakshina-Murti, Dravidian (bronze) by Indian School")
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.jpg "The cavalcade of the King of Oudh riding with the British Resident on elephants by Indian School")
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.jpg "The Turkish Sultan Bayazid Brought Captive Before Timur by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-447760).jpg "Jagannath, painted on the wall of a house by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-575634).jpg "Brahma, Chola Dynasty by Indian School")
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.jpg "Vishnu and Lakshmi, Illustration from The Bhagavatapurana by Kalurama by Indian School")
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.jpg "The God Krishna with his mortal love, Radha by Indian School")
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.jpg "The sage, Bharadvaja by Indian School")
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.jpg "Indian Songs in Persian and Urdu, collected by Mrs E.S. Plowden at Lucknow, c.1786 by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-602557).jpg "Lalita Ragini, c.1650 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")
_spirit_of_nature_with_a_parrot_she_-_(MeisterDrucke-1005547).jpg)
_f44r_Rama_seated_on_a_seat_of_lotus_petals_in_his_cave_with_Laksma_-_(MeisterDrucke-1354379).jpg "Rama seated on a seat of lotus petals in his cave, with Laksmana standing beside him, is overjoyed at seeing the vast army of monkeys that Sugriva has brought with him. Sugriva falls at Rama")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1350849).jpg "Asa di Var, c.1800 by Indian School")
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.jpg "A painting from the Mahabharata: Balabhadra fighting Jarasandha, Kangra or Garhwal, c.1810-20 by Indian School")
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.jpg "An Audience with Rom Rishi by Indian School")
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.jpg "A Diagram of the Universe, with Sanskrit and Gujarati text by Indian School")
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.jpg "Carving of Buddha in the attitude of preaching a sermon by Indian School")
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.jpg "Maravijaya Buddha by Indian School")
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.jpg "Maharaja Gulab Singh on Lake Wular in Kashmir by Indian School")
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.jpg "Button, Bengal Staff Corps, 1861-1876 by Indian School")
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_and_Kumargupta_I_(415-454)_(gold)_-_(MeisterDrucke-423710).jpg "Dinars of Samudragupta (335-375) and Kumargupta I (415-454) by Indian School")
_and_Kumargupta_I_(415-454)_(gold)_-_(MeisterDrucke-423710).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1083831).jpg "Officer of the Mughal Army, c.1585 by Indian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519397).jpg "Koran Page by Indian School")
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.jpg "Maharaja Pratap Singh II of Mewar Hunting Boar by Indian School")
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 (see also 11967) - (MeisterDrucke-53824).jpg "A British Officer on an Elephant on a Hunting Expedition by Indian School")
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