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Great Pagoda, Great Bull, Front View, Tanjore, India (Rajarajeshvara Temple), plate 12 from Photographic Views of Tanjore and Trivady (Madras: Madras Presidency), tanjore, 1857

Great Pagoda, Great Bull, Front View, Tanjore, India (Rajarajeshvara Temple), plate 12 from Photographic Views of Tanjore and Trivady (Madras: Madras Presidency)

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Tanjore
  • Period: 1857
  • Medium: salted paper print from calotype negative
  • Dimensions: Image: 27.2 x 38 cm (10 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Paper: 28 x 39.1 cm (11 x 15 3/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
  • Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
  • Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1987.218

Thanjavur (Tanjore) painting originated in the South Indian temple town of Thanjavur, developing under Maratha patronage from around the 17th–18th century onward. It is distinguished by dense composition, rich color, and the application of gold leaf and gemstones or glass over relief work, typically depicting Hindu deities.

Artwork Details

Artist

Unknown (Kishangarh atelier)

Era

c. 1750 CE, Rajput

Medium

Opaque watercolour and gold on paper

File

7200 × 9600 px · TIFF · 412 MB

License

Royalty-free · Commercial use

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