Manaku of Guler

Manaku of Guler or Manaku (c. 1700–1760) was an Indian painter from the Guler State, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh.^[1] After his death he was mostly forgotten and overshadowed by his much-celebrated younger brother Nainsukh.^[2] But today he is recognised as an exponent of Pahari style of painting, much like his brother.^[3] The rediscovery of Manaku has been a result of research efforts by art historians like B. N. Goswamy.^[4][5] Like Nainsukh, Manaku almost never signed his works, and only four extant works carry his signature.^[6]

Manaku
Portrait of Manaku by his brother Nainsukh
Born	Manaku 1700 Guler
Died	1760
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Pahari painting
Family	Nainsukh (brother)

Gallery

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  Ravana shows Sita the counterfeit head of Rama, c. 1725, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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  Poet Jayadeva worshipping Radha and Krishna based on Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, c. 1730, Watercolour on paper, National Museum, New Delhi
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  Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg), c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi
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  Vishnu as Varaha challenges the demon Hiranyaksha from Bhagavata Purana series, c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh