1title: Churning of the ocean Manthan
artist: fattu (16th century) (attr. to)
date: circa 1598 -99 (16th
medium: tempera on paper
current location: Institution:Free Library of Philadelphia
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2title: The Palace of the Pandava Brothers Set
artist:
First generation after Manaku and Nainsukhdate: circa 1760 –65
medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
dimensions: Page: 11 5/8 x 16 3/8 in. (29.5 x 41.6 cm) Image: 10 7/16 x 14 5/8 in. (26.5 x 37.2 cm)
current location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art| Accession number=SL.17.2011.38.54
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description:
First Generation after Manaku and Nainsukh: fattu, Khushala, Kama, Gaudhu, Nikka, and RanjhaActive at a number of Pahari region courts, mainly in the Kangra Valley, ca. 1740–1830; sons of Manaku (fattu and Khushala) and Nainsukh (Kama, Gaudhu, Nikka, and Ranjha)
The four sons of Nainsukh and two sons of Manaku are known collectively as the first generation after Nainsukh and Manaku. Building on the artistic legacy of their grandfather Pandit Seu and their fathers, the six younger artists left behind an extensive oeuvre that attests to the family’s consistent artistic vision and uniformly impressive output.
A relatively small court like Guler, the family’s home in Himachal Pradesh, could not provide a living for so many talented artists. Nainsukh left the atelier around 1740; he first worked in Jasrota, then in Basohli, and was ultimately joined there by his nephew fattu and his youngest son, Ranjha. There were numerous small courts in the region, and they offered opportunities for talented painters seeking new opportunities. Surprisingly little is known about the authorship of individual series of paintings, and works cannot be assigned confidently to specific artists.
The influence of a large-format Bhagavata Purana series produced by Manaku can be seen in a less accomplished series depicting the same subject attributed to his son fattu. The faces are more angular, and the scenes are routinely placed in front of a monochrome background. The atmosphere evoked in the texts is not realized nearly as clearly as it is in the works by Manaku. It appears that the family style gradually shifted from the transitional Seu-Manaku phase toward the refined vocabulary of Nainsukh, characterized by a gift for precise observation, an absolutely assured hand, and an exceptional ability to convey human emotions. The Gita Govinda series of around 1775, Bhagavata Purana series of around 1780, Ramayana series of around 1780 and later additions and other works attributed to the artists of the first generation document these changes most impressively. They represent the culmination of Pahari painting, and thanks to their startling combination of dreamlike lyricism and realism, they are among the most alluring of Indian paintings.license:Public domain
3title: Attributed to Fattu The Siege of Mathura by Jarasandha from the series Guler-Basholi "Bhagavata Purana" - Google Art Project
artist: Attributed to fattu (1725 - 1790) (Indian)Details of artist on Google Art Project
date: 1769
medium: en Gouache with gold on paper
dimensions: w403 x h298 mm
current location: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
credit: zQEhqzEpdtQBfQ at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level
license:Public domain
4title: Krishna reconciles Yudhisthira and Arjuna
artist: fattu (active c. 1598)
date: 1598
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license:Public domain
5title: MET DP166096
artist: Nainsukh
date: circa 1785 –90
medium: Ochre on paper
dimensions: Image (sight): 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (14 x 20.6 cm) Framed: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
current location: Institution:Metropolitan Museum of Art
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credit: This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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CC0
6title: Attributed to Fattu, eldest son of Manaku The Siege of Mathura by Jarasandha - 2008.293 - Museum of Fine Arts
artist:
date: 1769
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license:Public domain
title: Fattu (Indian) Raja Muchukanda enters the Gandhamadana mountains, Muchukanda departs for Badrinath in the Himalayas - 2018.83 - Cleveland Museum of Art
artist: unknown
date: 1769
credit: Cleveland Museum of Art
license:Public domain
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