Manaku of Guler explained
| Manaku |
| Birth Name: | Manaku |
| Birth Date: | 1700 |
| Birth Place: | Guler |
| Death Date: | 1760 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Movement: | Pahari painting |
| Field: | Painting |
| Family: | Nainsukh (brother) |
Manaku of Guler or Manaku (c. 1700–1760) was an Indian painter from the Guler State, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh. After his death he was mostly forgotten and overshadowed by his much-celebrated younger brother Nainsukh. But today he is recognised as an exponent of Pahari style of painting, much like his brother. The rediscovery of Manaku has been a result of research efforts by art historians like B. N. Goswamy.[1] [2] Like Nainsukh, Manaku almost never signed his works, and only four extant works carry his signature.[3]
Bibliography
- Book: Goswamy . B. N. . Fischer . Eberhard . 1997 . Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India . . 9780195640144. [4]
- Book: Goswamy, B. N. . 2014 . The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works 1100-1900 . . 9789351188629.
- Book: Goswamy, B. N. . 2017 . Manaku of Guler: The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State . New Delhi . Niyogi Books . 978-9385285820.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Historian B.N Goswamy brings alive 18th century artist Manaku. September 14, 2017. Business Standard.
- Web site: An Uphill Task. September 25, 2017.
- Web site: Book Review: Manaku of Guler – The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State. Gargi. Gupta. October 15, 2017. DNA India.
- Pahari Masters: Court Painters of North India. By B. N. Goswamy and Eberhard Fischer. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997. 391 pp. $95.00 (paper).. Ellen S.. Smart. May 22, 1998. The Journal of Asian Studies. 57. 2. 565–566. Cambridge Core. 10.2307/2658899. 2658899. 165258122 .
