The paintings from Bikaner School were based on the theme from Indian epics. Name
these epics. Identify and appreciate the painting from Bikaner School which is included
in your course of study,
Answers
The Bikaner style of painting is a Rajasthani style of India painting developed in the city of Bikaner. It emerged in medival India and was founded by Prince Rao Bika in 1488. The style of painting developed in Bikaner has more relevant to Mughal style on painting than the other Rajasthani style of painting. The reasons are :
Firstly, the association of the Bikaner rulerswith the Mughal Emperors like Raja Rai singh was particularly close to Akbar & Jahangir, secondly, the unemployment of Muslim Painters from Delhi and Agra. Some exquisite examples of this schools were painted by these painters during reigns of Rai Singh, Karan Singh and Anup Singh.
In the reign of Anup Singh, Ruknuddin (whose ancestors came from the Mughal court) was the master artist, whose style was an amalgamation of the indigenous idiom with Deccani and Mughal conventions. He painted significant texts, such as the Ramayana, Rasikapriya and Durga Satpsati. Ibrahim, Nathu, Sahibdin and Isa were other well-known painters in his atelier.