Antique Painting of Guru Nanak

This is a very old painting from an illustrated hand written Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Nanak is the principal figure with his companion Mardana depicted as playing the rebab. The artistic style is to show Guru Nanak larger than all the others however this goes very much against the teachings of the gurus that all have equal status. The gurus selected as their successors the most humble of their disciples.

If you hadn’t explained that this is a painting I probably would have thought this was a photo of a tapestry.

That is a lovely and colorful painting. It appears as if it wraps around the wall. That must’ve made it a little more challenging to paint, I would imagine.

I love the colors. It’s interesting how the guru is so much larger than the other figures in the painting.

The painting of Guru Nanak reminds me of some Chinese paintings I’ve seen. I don’t know much about art, but the style looks very similar.

I had the same thought Phylameana did – it looks just like a tapestry. Beautiful, and such vibrant colors.

lovely artwork, a real sense of serenity in this painting. Happy WW!

Beautiful ! I love those paintings !!

I wonder how those vibrant colors were created; were they vegetable dyes, or perhaps pigments made from something else? Beautiful.

Very precious.

Lovely painting and interesting description. Happy WW!

Beautiful painting.

I love it
I made self also drawings & paintings
Its masterwork !!!!!

Looks so detailed!

Happy WW!

Beautiful. Just beautiful!

Nice painting. The principles espoused by Guru Nanek Dev seem to be ones that could be espoused by almost everyone.

Very interesting to learn about the painting as well as see it.

what an artwork! thanks much for sharin!

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The colors are so vibrant that the image is automatically uplifting. Beautiful!

that’s a great artwork, happy ww!!

I would have thought tapestry myself! Lovely colors so vibrant what a great thing to share this week Sukhmandir! I hope this new year is blessed for you Happy WW!

Diane
This painting is one of several paintings which appear in a handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh scripture). while it is not unusual for pages of Guru Granth Sahib to be decorated, illustrations are extremely rare.

What a beautiful painting!

It is quite lovely. To imagine that it is all handwritten and then also full of illustrations of such detail and beauty. Was this someones personal copy that they did or was it made special for something. Hope that question made sense.

That is beautiful!

So beautiful. The colors are stunning.

Brooke,
I had never known before seeing this of an illustrated Guru Granth Sahib. I have no way of knowing it’s exact origin, but believe that it is with a private party.

I think your comments about the size of Guru Nanak’s image are so interesting! I can only imagine that the artist was attempting to show Guru Nanak’s extreme holiness. I also love the idea that Guru Nanak was accompanied on his journeys by a musician. I’d like to learn more about Mardana some day.

Sikhism has such lovely colors for the religious iconography! I like the photos of items like this and the various ways people dress in parades and such! Thanks for sharing this painting.

I’m glad you explained. I thought it was like those medieval paintings where children are shown as miniature adults.

That’s a very lovely painting.

I’ve always wanted to learn or feel that I was gifted.

lovely pic

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Beautiful!!!

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