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Whimsical Art survived Against the Time- The Tanjore Painting

A cultivated art element from South India is the festival of religious wealthy artistic tradition named after the town of origin Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. Well known for their bizarre characteristics of deities using vibrant and ornamented embellishments specially the gold foil. Over the years art has undergone many changes even today, it is flawless in the fashionableness of art lovers. With its completely Indian style, the artists are inspired by it.   Roots and patronage  Tanjore has a special place in the history of Indian painting. The 11th-century Chola wall painting in the Beheaeshwar temple and the painting from the era of the Nayak period was brilliance of the art origin.  Dating back to the 16th century, the fall of the Vijayanagar empire and the conquest of humpi in the battle of Talikta in 1565 CE resulted in the migration of painters towards the Thanjavur and their art flourished till the Maratha was invented. when the Marat...