Blog posts tagged with 'painting'

Thanjavur painting is a classical South Indian painting style, which was inaugurated from the town of Thanjavur. Thanjavur paintings are characterized by rich and vivid colors, 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. Continue reading to know more about Tanjore Paintings...

Gond paintings are a form of painting from folk and tribal art that is practiced by one of the largest tribes in India with whom it shares its name. Gond comes from the Dravidian expression, Kond which means 'the green mountain'.