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{{Short description|Indian painter}} | |||
{{Infobox artist | {{Infobox artist | ||
| name = Manaku | | name = Manaku | ||
| image = Manaku of guler.jpg | | image = Manaku of guler.jpg | ||
| alt = A head and shoulders portrait of a man with a beard, facing to the right | | alt = A head and shoulders portrait of a man with a beard, facing to the right | ||
| caption = [[ | | caption = Portrait of Manaku by his brother [[Nainsukh]] | ||
| birth_name = Manaku | | birth_name = Manaku | ||
| birth_date = 1700 | | birth_date = 1700 | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Guler State|Guler]] | ||
| death_date = 1760 | | death_date = 1760 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| death_cause = | | death_cause = | ||
| movement = [[Pahari painting]] | | movement = [[Pahari painting]] | ||
| training = | | training = | ||
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'''Manaku of Guler''' or '''Manaku''' (c. 1700–1760) was an Indian painter from the [[Guler State]], in modern-day [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|Fischer|1997|p=240}}</ref> After his death he was mostly forgotten and overshadowed by his much-celebrated younger brother [[Nainsukh]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|2017|p=18}}</ref> But today he is recognised as an exponent of [[Pahari painting|Pahari style]] of painting, much like his brother.<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|2017|p=26}}</ref> The rediscovery of Manaku has been a result of research efforts by art historians like [[B. N. Goswamy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/historian-b-n-goswamy-brings-alive-18th-century-artist-manaku-117091400827_1.html|title=Historian B.N Goswamy brings alive 18th century artist Manaku|date=September 14, 2017|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/an-uphill-task-bn-goswamy-art-historian-manaku-painter-4859527/|title=An Uphill Task|date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> | '''Manaku of Guler''' or '''Manaku''' (c. 1700–1760) was an Indian painter from the [[Guler State]], in modern-day [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|Fischer|1997|p=240}}</ref> After his death he was mostly forgotten and overshadowed by his much-celebrated younger brother [[Nainsukh]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|2017|p=18}}</ref> But today he is recognised as an exponent of [[Pahari painting|Pahari style]] of painting, much like his brother.<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|2017|p=26}}</ref> The rediscovery of Manaku has been a result of research efforts by art historians like [[B. N. Goswamy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/historian-b-n-goswamy-brings-alive-18th-century-artist-manaku-117091400827_1.html|title=Historian B.N Goswamy brings alive 18th century artist Manaku|date=September 14, 2017|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/an-uphill-task-bn-goswamy-art-historian-manaku-painter-4859527/|title=An Uphill Task|date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> | ||
Like Nainsukh, Manaku almost never signed his works, and only four extant works carry his signature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/review-book-review-manaku-of-guler-the-life-and-work-of-another-great-indian-painter-from-a-small-hill-state-2552845|title=Book Review: Manaku of Guler – The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State|first=Gargi|last=Gupta|date=October 15, 2017|website=DNA India}}</ref> | Like Nainsukh, Manaku almost never signed his works, and only four extant works carry his signature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/review-book-review-manaku-of-guler-the-life-and-work-of-another-great-indian-painter-from-a-small-hill-state-2552845|title=Book Review: Manaku of Guler – The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State|first=Gargi|last=Gupta|date=October 15, 2017|website=DNA India}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Seu-Manaku-Nainsukh family]]. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:Ravana shows Sita the Counterfeit Head of Rama.jpg|''[[Ravana]] shows [[Sita]] the counterfeit head of [[Rama]]'', c. 1725, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] | |||
File:Jayadeva bow to Radha-krishna.jpg|''Poet Jayadeva worshipping Radha and Krishna'' based on [[Jayadeva]]'s ''[[Gita Govinda]]'', c. 1730, Watercolour on paper, [[National Museum, New Delhi]] | |||
File:Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha by Manaku.jpg|''Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg)'', c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, [[Bharat Kala Bhavan]], Varanasi | File:Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha by Manaku.jpg|''Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg)'', c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, [[Bharat Kala Bhavan]], Varanasi | ||
File:Hiranyaksha use maya on varaha by manaku from Bhagavata purana series.jpg|''Vishnu as Varaha challenges the demon Hiranyaksha'' from [[Bhagavata Purana]] series, c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, [[Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh]] | File:Hiranyaksha use maya on varaha by manaku from Bhagavata purana series.jpg|''Vishnu as Varaha challenges the demon Hiranyaksha'' from [[Bhagavata Purana]] series, c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, [[Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | |||
{{commons category|Manaku}} | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*{{cite book |last1=Goswamy |first1=B. N. |last2=Fischer |first2=Eberhard |date=1997 |title=Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780195640144}}<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/pahari-masters-court-painters-of-north-india-by-goswamy-b-n-and-fischer-eberhard-delhi-oxford-university-press-1997-391-pp-9500-paper/CB29CAE21FD1710C67C88C7F00B8E8BD | *{{cite book |last1=Goswamy |first1=B. N. |last2=Fischer |first2=Eberhard |date=1997 |title=Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780195640144}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smart |first=Ellen S. |date=May 22, 1998 |title=Pahari Masters: Court Painters of North India. By B. N. Goswamy and Eberhard Fischer. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997. 391 pp. $95.00 (paper). |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/pahari-masters-court-painters-of-north-india-by-goswamy-b-n-and-fischer-eberhard-delhi-oxford-university-press-1997-391-pp-9500-paper/CB29CAE21FD1710C67C88C7F00B8E8BD |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=565–566 |doi=10.2307/2658899 |jstor=2658899 |s2cid=165258122 |via=Cambridge Core|url-access=subscription }}</ref> | ||
*{{cite book |last=Goswamy |first=B. N. |date=2014 |title=The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works | *{{cite book |last=Goswamy |first=B. N. |date=2014 |title=The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works 1100–1900 |publisher=[[Penguin UK]] |isbn=9789351188629}} | ||
*{{cite book |last=Goswamy |first=B. N. |date=2017 |title=Manaku of Guler: The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State |location=New Delhi |publisher=Niyogi Books |isbn=978-9385285820}} | *{{cite book |last=Goswamy |first=B. N. |date=2017 |title=Manaku of Guler: The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State |location=New Delhi |publisher=Niyogi Books |isbn=978-9385285820}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Indian male painters]] | [[Category:Indian male painters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1700s births]] | ||
[[Category:1760 deaths]] | [[Category:1760 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Court painters]] | [[Category:Court painters]] | ||
[[Category:18th-century Indian painters]] | [[Category:18th-century Indian painters]] | ||
[[Category:People from Kangra district]] | [[Category:People from Kangra district]] | ||
[[Category:Painters from Himachal Pradesh]] | [[Category:Painters from Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:46, 16 December 2025
Manaku | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Manaku by his brother Nainsukh | |
| Born | Manaku 1700 |
| Died | 1760 |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Pahari 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.[1] After his death he was mostly forgotten and overshadowed by his much-celebrated younger brother Nainsukh.[2] But today he is recognised as an exponent of Pahari style of painting, much like his brother.[3] The rediscovery of Manaku has been a result of research efforts by art historians like B. N. Goswamy.[4][5] Like Nainsukh, Manaku almost never signed his works, and only four extant works carry his signature.[6] He was a member of the Seu-Manaku-Nainsukh family.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Ravana shows Sita the counterfeit head of Rama, c. 1725, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -
Poet Jayadeva worshipping Radha and Krishna based on Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, c. 1730, Watercolour on paper, National Museum, New Delhi -
Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg), c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi -
Vishnu as Varaha challenges the demon Hiranyaksha from Bhagavata Purana series, c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Goswamy & Fischer 1997, p. 240
- ↑ Goswamy 2017, p. 18
- ↑ Goswamy 2017, p. 26
- ↑ "Historian B.N Goswamy brings alive 18th century artist Manaku". September 14, 2017 – via Business Standard.
- ↑ "An Uphill Task". September 25, 2017.
- ↑ Gupta, Gargi (October 15, 2017). "Book Review: Manaku of Guler – The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State". DNA India.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Goswamy, B. N.; Fischer, Eberhard (1997). Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195640144.[1]
- Goswamy, B. N. (2014). The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works 1100–1900. Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188629.
- 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. ISBN 978-9385285820.
External links[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Smart, Ellen S. (May 22, 1998). "Pahari Masters: Court Painters of North India. By B. N. Goswamy and Eberhard Fischer. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997. 391 pp. $95.00 (paper)". The Journal of Asian Studies. 57 (2): 565–566. doi:10.2307/2658899. JSTOR 2658899. S2CID 165258122 – via Cambridge Core.