Tanjore painting
Photograph by Noah Scalinon Flickr.
The base consists of Tanjore painting a cloth pasted over a wooden base. Laces or threads are also used to decorate the jewellery.
To make the base smoother, a mild abrasive List of most expensive paintings is sometimes used. The emboss paintings are similar to the classic style but are super embossed to bring about more depth. .
Paintings come in three finishes, Classic, Antinque Style and Embossed. On top of this, the gold foils are pasted.
The following WikiProjects or Portals may be able to help recruit one: Tanjore painting (Tamil Language: தஞ்சாவூர் ஓவியம், Thanjavur Oviyam) is an important form of classical South Indian painting native Tanjore painting to the town of Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu. Tanjore Paintings are known for their surface richness, vivid colours and compact composition.
Episodes from Hindu tradition are drawn upon as elaboration to the main figure / figures placed in the central section of the picture. Essentially Tanjore painting serving as devotional icons, the themes of most of these paintings are Hindu gods and goddesses, and saints as well.
The first stage involves the making of the preliminary sketch of the image on the base. Finally, dyes are used to add colors to the figures in the Tanjore painting paintings. High quality gold foil is used to ensure the paintings lasts generations and becomes family heirlooms.
Then chalk powder or zinc oxide is mixed with water-soluble adhesive and applied on the base. The art form dates back to about 1600 AD, a period when Nayakas of Tanjavur encouraged Tanjore painting art—chiefly, classical dance and music—as well as literature both in Telugu and Tamil.
After the drawing is made, decoration of the jewellery and the apparels in the image is done with semi-precious stones also known as Jaipur stones. In modern times, these paintings have become a much sought after as souvenir during festive occasions in South India; or as pieces to decorate the walls ; or as collectors item by art lovers. The process of making a Tanjore painting involves many stages.
Tanjore paintings are in fact panel paintings (done on solid wood planks ) and hence were also referred to as palagai padam ( palagai - wooden plank ; padam- picture) in local parlance.
