Description
Tanjore Painting 19th-century Painting of Vishnu with His Two Consorts, Sri Devi and Boo Devi.
This is a rare painting that has come into our collection from a private collector here in Sussex, UK. The painting is done on board as is the norm in the 18th and 19th centuries in South India.
Some crackling and paint loss is seen on the edges and also the frame. The gilt of the frame is hardly visible due to its age which can be seen with a closer look. The painting comes in its original frame and is glazed hence the picture is in fair condition. The colours of the paint are mostly made of powdered stones, leaves and flowers.
Tanjore painting is a classical South Indian painting style, that originated in the town of Thanjavur (also known as Tanjore). It developed during the reign of the Maratha rulers between the 17th and 19th centuries. The paintings are characterized by rich, flat colours, simple compositions, glittering gold foil work and the use of glass beads and sometimes precious and semi-precious gems. For viewing of the painting please contact vi website of leansgallery or Tel. Buyers may please contact us for postage/delivery before you make the purchase
Size 29 x 35 inches (73 x 90 cm) Weight of the painting is about 12.5 kg
Most objects sold in our gallery are antiques, vintage or used, therefore they will show signs of being antique, vintage or used. There may be signs of scratches, discolouration, chips, cracks wear and tear unknown manufacturers and/or patterns. Please see the photographs as they form part of the description.
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More details of the painting;
Thanjavur painting is a classical South Indian painting style, which originated in the town of Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu. The art form draws its im-mediate resources and inspiration from way back about 1600 AD, a period when the Nayakas of Thanjavur under the suzerainty of the Vijayanagara Rayas encouraged art, chiefly, classical dance and music—as well as literature, both in Telugu and Tamil and painting of chiefly Hindu religious subjects in its temples. It is distinguished by its famous gold coating. However, it can safely be surmised that Thanjavur painting, as we know it now, originated in the Maratha court of Thanjavur (1676–1855) It has been recognized as a Geographical indication by the Government of India in 2007–08.
Tanjore paintings are characterised by rich and vivid colours, 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 Tanjore 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 Pura-nas, Sthala-puranas and other religious texts were visualised, sketched or traced and painted with the main figure or figures placed in the central section of the picture (most-ly within an architecturally delineated space such as a mandapa or prabhavali) sur-rounded by several subsidiary figures, themes and subjects. There are also many in-stances when Jain, Sikh, Muslim, and other religious and even secular subjects were de-picted in Tanjore paintings.
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