Practicing Success
What makes the Bikaner School one of the best-documented schools of painting? |
Lack of documentation Extensive use of black and white sketches Numerous inscriptions and accounts in Bahis Minimal use of colors |
Numerous inscriptions and accounts in Bahis |
Answer: Numerous inscriptions and accounts in Bahis The custom of having portraits of artists is unique to the Bikaner School and most of them are inscribed with information regarding their ancestry. They are referred to as Ustas or Ustad. Ruknuddin painted exquisite works in soft colour tones. Ibrahim’s works have a misty dreamlike quality. His figures are dainty with heavily modeled faces. His studio appears to be most prolific as his name occurs on different sets of Baramasa, Ragamala and Rasikapriya. Accounts from the Bahis, royal archival day-to-day diaries, and numerous inscriptions on Bikaner paintings make it one of the best documented schools of painting. Inscriptions in Marwari, and occasionally, Persian reveal the names of artists and dates, and in some cases, even the place of production and occasions for which the works were commissioned. |