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 Thanjavur paintings or Tanjore
paintings were known to exist as early as in the 14th century in
the Vijayanagar Empire . Real precious gems like diamonds , rubies ,
emeralds were used along with original gold
sheets . Today the precious stones are replaced by look alike
imitations or glass stones. After the fall of the Vijayanagar Empire in
16th century , the artists scattered all over the southern region of
India and a large number reaching Thanjavur in south India which
there after came to be known for these paintings
In India
Hindu art was nurtured by its Kings. To preserve and maintain Hindu
culture against Muslim Invasion from the north,these kings encouraged
artists to create great works of art from Hindu Mythology. Hence these paintings mainly consists of Hindu gods & goddesses. With
changing times today one can find these paintings on subjects like
monuments , birds , Jesus Christ , Buddha , Rajasthani style figures etc.
Tanjore
Paintings have a unique charm of their own unlike other form of Indian
paintings . Unlike
the tradition of miniature paintings in Northern India, figures in Tanjore
art are monumental and robust .The paintings were made for rituals and
worship and not for display . However , today they
have predominantly become display items which adorn the drawing
rooms as also the Pooja rooms .
Any
one with some talent for drawing and
painting and who is capable of hardwork and
persistent practice can master this art of painting. It brings tangible rewards too besides the joy of
creating your own art work.
We conduct classes to suit individual timings.For more details click
here
We are happy to share the information and
also explain the
Art of creating
this painting step-by -step with photos and various stages in
preparing and mounting the painting. The Gallery
has the collections on display . The type of frame or
mounting enhances the beauty of the Tanjore painting which can be
seen in the few picture's presented in this web site. A rate
list of items is available for giving a broad range of
the prices . Specific items can be taken up on request . We have
also displayed a few utility items with Tanjore Painting as
theme like the Key Chain
holder , Jewel box , Mantapam etc. We are happy that you are visiting
our web site and would be glad to
have your comments and suggestions in our
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Book .
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