The tradition of Indian miniature paintings goes back to the ancient times. Miniatures are small, colorful pictures painted in glowing mineral and vegetable colors. The exclusive illustration in the Indian miniature paintings gives a visual image to the literary plot, making it more enjoyable and easier to understand. The world of miniature paintings is perhaps the most fascinating in Rajasthan, India, with exclusive and distinctive schools of painting - Mewar, Marwar, Bundi-Kota and Amber-Jaipur.

Highly talented and skilled artists produce the ostentatious paintings on paper as well as on ivory panels, wooden tablets, leather, marble and fabric. Multi-painting sets of Ramayana, Gita-Govinda, Sur- Sagar, Arsh Ramayana, Rasikapriya etco, were prepared in an unmistakably bold, colorful and well defined styles. A series of portraits, sets of Ragamala paintings, divinities and scenes of folk legends are also produced.

Today, many artists continue to make miniature paintings produced on:

Glass Marble Silk

Velvet Paper Wood