Pahari schilderingen
Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes is een papier- en boekrestaurator en onderzoeker. Ze bestudeerde en conserveerde twee jaar lang 134 Indiase tekeningen en schilderingen van Wereldmuseum Leiden. In dit wereldverhaal vertelt ze over het maakproces, en over 'meestertekeningen' - voorbeelden voor prachtige schilderingen die zich in museumcollecties over de hele wereld bevinden.
Bright colors, charcoal and squirrel hair brushes
The Wereldmuseum in Leiden has a fine collection of 134 drawings and paintings from the Punjab Hills (today Himachal Pradesh in India), commonly referred to as ‘Pahari miniature paintings’, and made from the 17th to the 19th century
The drawings and painting covers a wide range of themes like Hindu epics, vernacular poetry, portraits of rulers, and historical figures. They illustrate the history and traditions of the region and showcases Indian techniques and crafts.
A step-by-step progress
The development of a composition is illustrated by a series of drawings from the Ramayana epic made in Kangra around 1800 and now preserved in Wereldmuseum Leiden.
Curious about how these paintings and the “master drawings” in the collection are made? Then read on quickly.