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by the Persian caligraphic delineation. There is no chiaroscuro. The introduction of the three-fourth face is significant and the drawing, though wiry, precise. These frescoes definitely give us an idea of another school of mural painters at Nagaur. These frescoe-pinters may be Persian who had imbibed the traditional techniques of Indian mural painting prevalent at the time in Rajasthan. The subject-matter is of drinking and pleasure-seeking.
35. THE MUSICIAN WITH TWO REVELLERS:
They are in the clouds-perhaps celestial beings of Persian imagery. Note the headgears, the serpentine forms of lightening in the clouds and the brushstrokes rapidly executed according to the traditional demands of the wet-process of painting. Curvilinear lines are employed for shading and depth. Tonal chiaroscuro is conspicuous by its absence in these depictions.
36. HEROINE WITH HER ATTENDANTS:
A charming composition, arranged in a horizontal panel. The heroine in the centre is grace personified. She is a pure dance-rhythm visualised in line and tone. As usual, she is being served with wine and betel-leaves (pan-bidas) the aroma of which can be felt and sensed. The four flowering plants in the foreground echo the female forms so deftly and fondly depicted by the artist. 37. TWO LADIES WITH PAPER-WHEELS, "CAKRI":
Have they returned from a 'mela' held in the month of Shravan in a nearby village? The 'melas' are a common feature of life and joy for the people of Rajasthan. The locations for such medley of people are the temples and the holy places of pilgrimage. From the painting it is clearly visible how the local painters also frequented these colourful assemblage of villagefolks and participated in their merry-making. The stylisation is folkish with a strong bent towards harsh but definite delineation. The ear-ornaments, the necklaces, short 'colis', the strapped 'ghaghra' and the 'cundri' are all typically Rajasthani objects of adorations used by women to-day. The clouds in the picture denote the rainy season when the 'melas' are usually held.
38. TWO LOVERS:
They are cajoling each other and offering a glass of Persian wine. One of them is having a necklace of Jasmine flowers.
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