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This
is a living tradition. A living history. When the exponent of the art is
no more it feels as if the art is stagnant.
But the contemporary painters, the descendants of Mansur, are
constantly adapting the art of Mughal Miniatures
to the new needs and demands of contemporary admirers and connoisseurs. Aspects,
which were absolutely unknown to the earlier painters,
have been introduced in contemporary works. For example, the earlier
paintings do not contain any geometrical, environmental and
perspective approaches. All these
contemporary demands have been introduced in the miniatures
within the traditional framework. The contemporary admirers have often complained that the Miniatures cannot cover the large walls specially made for
decorative purposes.
Another complaint is that the elderly |