Fine Art and You

India's artistic heritage is unlike that of any other country in the world. Every region, every dynasty, and almost every community has contributed its own unique style of painting over thousands of years. From the prehistoric rock shelters of Bhimbetka to the dazzling gold-adorned Tanjore pa…

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) was a distinguished French Neoclassical painter. Although he initially identified himself as a history painter in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, his portraits, both in oil and pencil, eventually emerged as his most celebrated …