The remarkable artistic legacy of the Kathmandu Valley has been celebrated through the centuries, and the genius of the traditional master-artists from the Newar community have gained international reputation for creating works of extraordinary aesthetic quality that capture the essence of the divine embodiments. Nepal’s historical works of art bear witness the religious aspirations of […]
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Modern and Contemporary Arts of Nepal : Brief Overview
The mid-19th century saw the shift from religious to secular arts, particularly with the rise of the Shahs and Ranas. Nepal’s political isolationism from 1846-1950 during the Rana autocracy resulted in the development of European-derived art, with grand scale oil portraiture and courtly life of the Ranas. Artists still belonged of the Chitrakar, or the […]
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