About 100 miles south
of Jaipur, on the Chambal River in Rajasthan's modern state.
Kota was the capital of a minor kingdom of the same name
before India's independence.
The Rajasthani style of miniature painting, a genre used to
illustrate Hindu religious topics, notably scenes in Krishna's life, was born
in Kota.
Because Kota was controlled by a junior member of the Bundi
royal dynasty, the Kota style is considered a derivation of the Bundi style.
Both styles are distinguished by their concern to nature, as
seen by the precise portrayals of trees surrounding the subjects of the
paintings.
The Kota style is characterized by out-of-proportion
landscape components that give the images a lush impression.
See W. G. Archer's Indian Painting (1957) and Indian
Painting in Bundi and Kotah (1959) for further details.
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