Gian Singh Naqqash (1883 – 1953) was a Punjabi artist. He was a fresco painter and worked at the Golden Temple for more than 33 years. He is particularly known for painting in the style that is known as the Sikh School of Painting. Biography Gian Singh was born in 1883 in Amritsar, British Punjab (now Punjab, India). His father was Charan Singh. Gian Singh had three sons. His eldest son Sunder Singh was martyred in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, when he was only 17 years. His younger son Jagat Singh went on to become an ayurveda expert while his youngest son G.S. Sohan Singh followed Gian Singh's footsteps became a painter himself. Books Naqqashi Darpan Visva Karma Darpan Gian Chitravali: Masterpieces of the Late Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash (written by G.S. Sohan Singh) - 1956 Honors Siropa - Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (1949) References 1883 births 1953 deaths Male artists from Punjab, India Artists from Amritsar Artists from British India