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{{Infobox artist<br />
| name = Manaku<br />
| image = Manaku of guler.jpg<br />
| alt = A head and shoulders portrait of a man with a beard, facing to the right<br />
| caption = Portrait of Manaku by his brother [[Nainsukh]]<br />
| birth_name = Manaku<br />
| birth_date = 1700<br />
| birth_place = [[Guler State|Guler]]<br />
| death_date = 1760<br />
| death_place =<br />
| death_cause = <br />
| movement = [[Pahari painting]]<br />
| training =<br />
| field = Painting<br />
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| family = [[Nainsukh]] (brother)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Manaku of Guler''' or '''Manaku''' (c. 1700–1760) was an Indian painter from the [[Guler State]], in modern-day [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|Fischer|1997|p=240}}</ref> After his death he was mostly forgotten and overshadowed by his much-celebrated younger brother [[Nainsukh]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|2017|p=18}}</ref> But today he is recognised as an exponent of [[Pahari painting|Pahari style]] of painting, much like his brother.<ref>{{harvnb|Goswamy|2017|p=26}}</ref> The rediscovery of Manaku has been a result of research efforts by art historians like [[B. N. Goswamy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/historian-b-n-goswamy-brings-alive-18th-century-artist-manaku-117091400827_1.html|title=Historian B.N Goswamy brings alive 18th century artist Manaku|date=September 14, 2017|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/an-uphill-task-bn-goswamy-art-historian-manaku-painter-4859527/|title=An Uphill Task|date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> <br />
Like Nainsukh, Manaku almost never signed his works, and only four extant works carry his signature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/review-book-review-manaku-of-guler-the-life-and-work-of-another-great-indian-painter-from-a-small-hill-state-2552845|title=Book Review: Manaku of Guler – The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State|first=Gargi|last=Gupta|date=October 15, 2017|website=DNA India}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Seu-Manaku-Nainsukh family]].<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Ravana shows Sita the Counterfeit Head of Rama.jpg|''[[Ravana]] shows [[Sita]] the counterfeit head of [[Rama]]'', c. 1725, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] <br />
File:Jayadeva bow to Radha-krishna.jpg|''Poet Jayadeva worshipping Radha and Krishna'' based on [[Jayadeva]]'s ''[[Gita Govinda]]'', c. 1730, Watercolour on paper, [[National Museum, New Delhi]]<br />
File:Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha by Manaku.jpg|''Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg)'', c. 1740, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, [[Bharat Kala Bhavan]], Varanasi<br />
File:Hiranyaksha use maya on varaha by manaku from Bhagavata purana series.jpg|''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]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite book |last1=Goswamy |first1=B. N. |last2=Fischer |first2=Eberhard |date=1997 |title=Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780195640144}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smart |first=Ellen S. |date=May 22, 1998 |title=Pahari Masters: Court Painters of North India. By B. N. Goswamy and Eberhard Fischer. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997. 391 pp. $95.00 (paper). |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/pahari-masters-court-painters-of-north-india-by-goswamy-b-n-and-fischer-eberhard-delhi-oxford-university-press-1997-391-pp-9500-paper/CB29CAE21FD1710C67C88C7F00B8E8BD |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=565–566 |doi=10.2307/2658899 |jstor=2658899 |s2cid=165258122 |via=Cambridge Core|url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
*{{cite book |last=Goswamy |first=B. N. |date=2014 |title=The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works 1100–1900 |publisher=[[Penguin UK]] |isbn=9789351188629}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Goswamy |first=B. N. |date=2017 |title=Manaku of Guler: The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State |location=New Delhi |publisher=Niyogi Books |isbn=978-9385285820}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?q=Manaku Metropolitan Museum of Art - Manaku collection]<br />
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