Arts and Crafts Rajasthan

Rajasthan is among the richest states in the country as far as the field of arts and crafts is concerned. May be it was a result of the war-like lifestyle of the people of Rajasthan which sharpened the creative senses, artistic skills and inspires them to create the most opulent and richest of treasures stone, clay, leather, wood, ivory, lac, glass , brass, silver, gold and textiles were given the most brilliant forms.
Art flourished in this region as far back as 2nd-1st centuries BC and continued over the centuries. In Baroli, in the Hadoti region, presence of several sculptures proves that a regular art school existed in the 10th century. The cave paintings, terracotta and other stone sculptures excavated at different site corroborate this. Each period of history saw its own contribution to the thriving art scene. History of Rajastha reveals that thr kings and their nobles were patrons of arts and crafts and they encouraged their craftsmen in activities ranging from wood and marble carving to weaving, pottery and painting. and ary seems to have been an obsession with the inhabitants of this parched landscape. For more information visit our site---