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The art
Traditionally, a Tanjore painting was made on a canvas pasted over a wooden plank with Arabic gum. The canvas was then evenly coated with a paste of French chalk or powdered limestone and a binding medium, after which it was dried. The artist then drew or traced, using a stencil, a detailed outline of the main and subsidiary subjects on the canvas. A paste made of limestone powder and a binding medium called sukkan or makku was used to create the final look. Next, gold leaves and gems of varied hues were inlaid in selected areas like pillars, arches, thrones, dresses, and so on. Finally, the artist applied colours to the sketch.
Divine Tanjore Paintings was born with the idea of promoting this ancient art and the artists involved.
The subject
The subjects of most Tanjore paintings are Hindu gods, goddesses, and saints. There are, however, many instances when Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, and other religions were depicted in these paintings as well.
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The Tanjore Paintings are ancient classical south Indian paintings. These art forms from the 16th century, These paintings are famous for rich and vivid colors, and gold coating, with precious and semi-precious gems. The subjects of most paintings are Hindu gods and goddesses and saints, There are many instances when Jain, Sikh, Muslim, Christians
and other religions were depicted in Tanjore paintings.
A Tanjore Painting was generally made on a canvas pasted over a plank of wood with Arabic gum. The canvas was then evenly coated with a paste of French chalk or powdered limestone and a binding medium and dried. The artist then drew or traced using a stencil, a detailed outline of the main and
subsidiary subjects on the canvas. A paste, made of limestone powder and a binding medium called sukkan or makku, was used for creating the final look. Gold leaves and gems of varied hues were inlaid in selected areas like pillars, arches, thrones, dresses, etc. Finally, colors were applied on the sketch.
"Devine Tanjore Paintings" was born with the idea of promoting ancient art and the artists involved. Mrs. Madhavi is a Yoga teacher and a person with a passion to promote classical art form, She does not just promote this art, she learned it herself to know the finer points about the art.
About our store
The Tanjore paintings are ancient classical south Indian art forms from the 16th century.
These paintings are famous for rich and vivid colours and gold coating, with precious and semi-precious gems.
The founder
Mrs Madhavi is a Yoga teacher and a passionate patron of art in its classical form. She learnt the art first to understand its finer points. Now, she desires to see it appreciated in the most deserving way.