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A Guide to Tanjore painting



a s a w g n i t in a p e Tanjor ia d n I t n ie c n a f o famous art f o d e r d n u h l a r e around sev a in w o n d n a o year ag w o N . n io t c n i t x e v e r se o f e l p o e p f o l u f d n only a ha , e c n e t s i x e s t i t u know abo . e c n a ic if n g i s importance and



y r e v is g in t in a p e r jo n The history of Ta t s ir f e h T . le b a e c a tr n u old and somewhat e r a h ic h w g n ti in a p e and oldest Tanjor ly te a im x o r p p a e b to known are said in e d a m is g in t in a p e 40,000 years old. Th in r u v ja n a h T d e m a n the city of Tamilnadu s a w it d n a e im t t s r India for the fi s e n o t s s u io c e r p s u io r a v h it w d e n ig s e d r u lo o c r te h ig r b a e v and gold foils. To ha f o e s u a is e r e h t e f li r e g n lo a e v a h to d an is h T . s g n ti in a p e r jo n oil paints in these Ta e s e th s e g a e th t u o h g is the reason throu . e m a s e th in a m e r g n painti



f o s e p y t o t y l n i There are ma g n t in a p e r jo n a design in the T d n a d a n t e h C e r which a Mysore designs: This : g n ti in a p e r jo n a T d 1.   Chettina g is originated in

type of Tanjore paintin nadu, India and lived il Thanjavur, a city of Tam ile making these h from almost 1600 A.D. W p in mind to balance e paintings the painter ke appropriate shapes to thick lines, bold colours, ainting. Without the draw every line of the p shape the painter use question of being out of for painting. r very appropriate colou


e r jo n a T e r o s y M 2.   e r jo n a T f o e p ty is h T Paintings: d in Mysore, a

te a in ig r o is g n ti in a p f o y lt ia c e p s e h T . a k ta city of Karna te a c li e d s it is g n ti in this kind of pa , s e k o tr s h s u r b te a ic lines, intr h ic h w s e r u g fi f o n o ti a graceful deline d n a s d o g s u io r a v ly are main r u lo o c t h ig r b f o e s u goddesses. The f o f a le s u o tr s lu d of vegetable an e th e ir p s in to d e s u gold are mainly m o fr e m ti e th in g n li e devotion fe . .D A y r tu n e c th 7 to 2nd century B.C.



r e h t o e m o s e r a There g in t in a p e r jo n types of Ta h ic h w le b a il a v a o are als i, a w h ic P , li h o s a B are r e t a W , e r u t ia in M Marble, , s g in t in a p w lo colours, G r u o d e e n o ls a etc which attention.


is h ic h w g n ti in a p f o e p Tanjore is a ty t a th id a s is It . c ti n e th u a very unique and e th to y g r e n e f o d it bring a special kin n ig s e d to w o N . it e v a h house that im e s d n a s u io c e r p f o various types d e s u s il fo ld o g e r u p d n precious stones a e th f o g in th lo c d n a ts n e in it as ornam d n u fo y tl s o m w o n . e i. graceful figures l a ic g lo o th y m u d in H e Tanjore painting ar i, m h s k a L , u n h is V , a iv gods like lord Sh , a h d a R , a n h is r K i, Sarastwati, Parvath . tc e g n ti in a P e r jo n a Ganesha T



s e m o c e m i t n r e d As the mo s e r u t l u c t n e i c and lots of an o t e u d t c n i t x e g are bein s i h t , n o i t n e t t a lack of r e f f u s o s l a g n i t n i Tanjore pa n i a m e h T . g n i g some chan e h t t u b e m a s things are the e k a m o t d e s u material s i g n i t n i a p e r o j n a these T s i h t o t g n i d r o c c changed a m o d e r n e r a .Â




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