Himalayan Art Resources

Subject: Artists Known Through Literature

Artist Chronological List

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description
- Artists Known Through Literature (below)
- Artists Known For Their Art
- Confusions


Videos:
- Artists Known For Their Art
- Artists Known For Their Art: Part 2
- Artists Known Through Literature
- Misconceptions Concerning Artists in Himalayan Art
Chronological List:
1400:
- Chi'u Gangpa (No examples. Choying Dorje: Example)
- Mantangpa (Possible Example 1, Example 2)

1500:
- Trengkawa: Sketch Book (No examples)
- Konchog Pende (No examples. Copies: Bodhisattva Set)
- Namkha Tashi (No examples)

1600:

1700:
- Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne: (No examples)
- Karma Tashi (No examples)

1800:

1900:

Jeff Watt 2-2025
References:

A History of Tibetan Painting, The Great Tibetan Painters and their Traditions. David Jackson. Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Wien, 1996. (See a selection of paintings).

Patron and Painter, Situ Panchen and the Revival of the Encampment Style. David P. Jackson. Rubin Museum of Art, 2009.

'Bodhisattvas South of the Clouds' by Karl Debreczeny. Chapter 10. Patron and Painter, Situ Panchen and the Revival of the Encampment Style. David P. Jackson. Rubin Museum of Art. 2009).

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).