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14/08/2020

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12/07/2020

19/03/2020

Thanjavur paintings depict the theme of deities and saints of Hindu religion and also religious figures.

The paintings are famous for their richness, vivid colors, and also for traditional designs.

The paintings are embellished with decorative gemstones. Thematically besides the traditional figures of Hindu deities, images of other religious figures like Gurunanak, Saibaba and Mother Mary are also exemplified in the Thanjavur style of painting.

17/03/2020

Thanjavur paintings are characterized by rich and vivid colors, simple iconic composition, glittering gold foils overlaid on delicate but extensive gesso work and inlay of glass beads and pieces or very rarely precious and semi-precious gems. In Thanjavur's paintings, one can see the influence of Deccani, Vijayanagar, Maratha and even European or Company styles of painting. Essentially serving as devotional icons, the subjects of most paintings are Hindu gods, goddesses, and saints. Episodes from Hindu Puranas, Sthala-Puranas and other religious texts were visualized, sketched or traced and painted with the main figure or figures placed in the central section of the picture (mostly within an architecturally delineated space such as a mandapa or prabhavali) surrounded by several subsidiary figures, themes and subjects. There are also many instances when Jain, Sikh, Muslim, other religious and even secular subjects were depicted in Tanjore paintings.