Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c7.24

c7.24

The back ground of the painting is red and the colour scheme is extremely simple consisting of red, pink, indigo blue, yellow and black. The linear conception of Western Indian school is quite apparent and the nose and chin are pointed. The farther eyes as yet do not protrude very prominently into space. They are not represented as fully open, only three-quarters or half of the pupils being shown; this is apparently an attempt to indicate the eyelids which, in the absence of shading, are not represented. Attempt has been been made at modelling by colour washes or thick lines. The painter did not allow the lines to run adrift, and this has added a definite quality to them. In the battle-scene of Bharata and Bāhubali, the painter has been successful in depicting the spirit of action. The stern battle poses of the warriors and the flying arrows add to the grimness of the scene.