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Three Composition Types & Subjects in Tibetan Painting

There are three main composition types and subjects in Himalayan and Tibetan art. The three are [1] Figurative representing human forms, deities and gods, [2] Narrative (which can include a central figure) relating biography, history or teaching stories and [3] Diagrammatic such as mandalas, charts, didactic, wheel of life and refuge field paintings.