Large Mural Painting Rajasthan - India - 18th Century
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Original Rajput-Mughal mural fragment from western Rajasthan, India, dating to the XVIIIth century (c. 1730–1780), titled Grande Peinture Murale Rajasthan, dimensions 54 × 42 cm, weight over 11 kg without its base, with a detached fragment and preserved pictorial material and will be sent with its pedestal.
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IMPORTANT FRAGMENT OF RAJPUT-MUGHAL WALL PAINTING
Western Rajasthan, probably the Nagaur / Marwar region, India
18th century, circa 1730–1780
Important fragment of wall painting on a thick mineral coating, lime-based and marble powder, presenting a register-based composition.
The upper register shows a series of court figures depicted in profile, under architecture with columns. The figures, wearing turbans and adorned with aristocratic costumes, are treated with a black linear drawing that is particularly characteristic of the Rajput-Mughal vocabulary.
The lower register depicts several armed figures with long spear-like staffs, in a hunting scene for elephants.
The deliberately restrained palette — deep reds, earth tones, black, white and blue — as well as the graphic treatment of faces and costumes are especially evocative of wall painting from the western Rajasthan principalities in the 18th century.
The support preserves a thick stratigraphy of traditional lime-based plaster. The very smooth and shiny finish in certain areas reveals the Rajasthani techniques of the “ala-gila / arayish” type, notably involving lime materials and marble powder.
Dimensions: 54 × 42 cm
Weight: more than 11 kg without the base
Condition: detached fragment, with losses, wear, and peripheral cracks; significant conservation of the pictorial material.
The piece will be sent with its base.
IMPORTANT FRAGMENT OF RAJPUT-MUGHAL WALL PAINTING
Western Rajasthan, probably the Nagaur / Marwar region, India
18th century, circa 1730–1780
Important fragment of wall painting on a thick mineral coating, lime-based and marble powder, presenting a register-based composition.
The upper register shows a series of court figures depicted in profile, under architecture with columns. The figures, wearing turbans and adorned with aristocratic costumes, are treated with a black linear drawing that is particularly characteristic of the Rajput-Mughal vocabulary.
The lower register depicts several armed figures with long spear-like staffs, in a hunting scene for elephants.
The deliberately restrained palette — deep reds, earth tones, black, white and blue — as well as the graphic treatment of faces and costumes are especially evocative of wall painting from the western Rajasthan principalities in the 18th century.
The support preserves a thick stratigraphy of traditional lime-based plaster. The very smooth and shiny finish in certain areas reveals the Rajasthani techniques of the “ala-gila / arayish” type, notably involving lime materials and marble powder.
Dimensions: 54 × 42 cm
Weight: more than 11 kg without the base
Condition: detached fragment, with losses, wear, and peripheral cracks; significant conservation of the pictorial material.
The piece will be sent with its base.
Details
Dynastic Style/Period
18th Century
Country of Origin
India
Title of artwork
Large Mural Painting Rajasthan
Condition
Good condition
Authenticity
Original/official
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