07-07-14 MONDAY Tanjore painting (Tamil: தஞ்சாவூர் ஓவியம்; Thanjavur Oviyam) is a classical South Indian painting style, which was inaugurated from the town of Thanjavur(anglicized as Tanjore) and spread across the adjoining and geographically contiguous Tamil country. The art form draws its immediate sources 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 temples. The art flourished in Tanjavoor, pronounced Tanjore, the capital city of the Chola dynasty, and thus got its name. Maratha princes, Nayaks of Vijaynagar dynasty, Rajus communities of Tanjore and Trichi and Naidus of Madurai patronized the art of Tanjore painting from 16 to 18th centuries. Tanjore paintings are deeply rooted in tradition and still innovative within limits. This art is sacred and dedicated.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:06:18 +0000
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