Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.382

c6.382

The subject matter of painting also underwent changes. The representations of the Tirthamkaras, gods, goddesses, monks and nuns and donors, which were favourite subjects in the palm-leaf period, were gradually replaced with more elaborate scenes, representing episodes from the lives of the Tirthamkaras. After the Persian fashion, the borders of the *Kalpasūtras* were at times profusely decorated, a feature unknown in the palm-leaf period.