Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur in processionJodhpur School, 1820-1830 AD.
Jodhpur School is one of the most prolific Schools of miniature paintings. It embodies all the Rajput concerns for a robust life: hunting, royal processions, dallying with royal women, court scenes etc.
Here we see the Maharaja in a procession. The Maharaja and his stallion overshadow the other figures. While his horse gallops, the royal family, consisting of a prince and two Ranis ride in the bullock cart on the right side of the painting.
The painting is not only portrays the Maharaja, but it also depicts the social hierarchy of the people. While the Maharaja looms large, the courtiers are short, the soldiers are midgets. The women are miniscule in size. Although the landscape is bleak, the camel and the horse, the banners and the trumpet add liveliness to the scene. This painting reveals the joy of life the Rajasthanis have enjoyed despite the harsh conditions of the Thar desert. It is an ode to their hardiness, courage and valour.
Here we see the Maharaja in a procession. The Maharaja and his stallion overshadow the other figures. While his horse gallops, the royal family, consisting of a prince and two Ranis ride in the bullock cart on the right side of the painting.
The painting is not only portrays the Maharaja, but it also depicts the social hierarchy of the people. While the Maharaja looms large, the courtiers are short, the soldiers are midgets. The women are miniscule in size. Although the landscape is bleak, the camel and the horse, the banners and the trumpet add liveliness to the scene. This painting reveals the joy of life the Rajasthanis have enjoyed despite the harsh conditions of the Thar desert. It is an ode to their hardiness, courage and valour.
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