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Galta Frescoes:
Jaipur School of Painting. C. mid-eighteenth century A.D. 14. KRISHNA RETURNING HOME WITH COW-HERDS AND MILK-MAIDS OF
BRINDĀBAN: It is a scene of 'godhuli'. Charming in its naivete, this miniature mural creates a scene which is homely and familiar. The pleasing hillocks studed with clumps of trees in twos and threes add a lyrical note to the cattlecade. The
designing is in harmony with the shape of the arched space. 15. POLO-PLAYERS:
Portion of the Galta lunette painted with two groups of poloplayers riding on horses. The actions of the galloping horses and the players are full of vivacity and nerve. The black horse breaks the monotony of the middle tones in the
picture. 16. GOPIS AS SUPPLICANTS:
Here are the two Gopis in a supplicatory postures. One is carrying a lotusstalk in her folded hands and the other a plate of 'tāmbula' (pānbidā) in her hands to be offered to their lord Krishna (not in the picture) standing under a Kadamba tree with his pet cows gazing at him. The thin wiry line with which the figures are delineated is an achievement in itself. The dark eyes anointed with 'kājal drawn with thick and bold lines add to the beauty of the figures.
17. RADHA IN KRISHNA'S ATTIRE:
In the Vaishnavite cult based on the "Prem Lakshanā Bhakti”, very often Krishna is depicted in Rādha's dress and vice-versa. Here Rādha is shown holding the fly-whisk in her right hand. The left hand is probably holding a flower. The figure in Moghul dress with jāmā' and the headgear are reminiscent of the beautiful Jaipur cartoons of Rādha and Krishna in a dancing attitude as described by the late A. Coomaraswami in his memorable treatise on Rajput Painting. The robust and youthful figure is that of a ‘Pragalbhā Nāyikā.
18. INTERIOR OF THE UPPER STOREY OF THE RAMJI MANDIR AT GALTA:
This is the interior view of the apartment of the upper storey of the Galta Gate. The ceiling, niches, pillars and the arches are beautifully decorated with
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