1823, Chokha, Rawat Gokul Das of Devgarh and Tilkayat Dauji Il Worship Shri Nathji -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label:
Devotion to Shri Nathji exploded across Rajasthan and Gujarat states in the eighteenth century. Some rulers installed special Pushtimarg icons (swarups) within their kingdoms; others came as pilgrims to Nathdwara.
Court artists, who regularly produced portraits of their patrons, probably created the earliest paintings in the manorath genre. This image by the illustrious court painter Chokha records two rulers' devotion to Krishna and their support for Pushtimarg.
Whether working on paper for kings or on cotton for Pushtimarg temples, painters were part of a greater community that shared visual motifs, techniques, and materials. In this painting, Chokha used tin leaf, vermilion (a red pigment), Indian yellow, and lead white.
1823, Chokha, Rawat Gokul Das of Devgarh and Tilkayat Dauji Il Worship Shri Nathji -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label:
Devotion to Shri Nathji exploded across Rajasthan and Gujarat states in the eighteenth century. Some rulers installed special Pushtimarg icons (swarups) within their kingdoms; others came as pilgrims to Nathdwara.
Court artists, who regularly produced portraits of their patrons, probably created the earliest paintings in the manorath genre. This image by the illustrious court painter Chokha records two rulers' devotion to Krishna and their support for Pushtimarg.
Whether working on paper for kings or on cotton for Pushtimarg temples, painters were part of a greater community that shared visual motifs, techniques, and materials. In this painting, Chokha used tin leaf, vermilion (a red pigment), Indian yellow, and lead white.