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Tanjore paintings are eponymously named after a style of painting that flourished in the temple town of Tanjore in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Stylistically believed to have emerged in the 16^th century during the reign of the Nayaka rulers, the art received fresh impetus and patronage in the late 17^th century with the coming of the Maratha rule. Under the Maratha kings, Tanjore was to emerge as a great centre of art, architecture, literature, music and performing arts.
Locally called Palagai (wooden plank) Padam (image), this refers to the practice of painting the image on wooden planks, a stylistic peculiarity of the region. This originally votive art form is believed to have emerged from a shift in painting murals to more potable formats. The iconography seen in these images is derived from both the Vaishnavite and Shaivite traditions of Hinduism, though exceptions exist with several paintings representing other religions and secular themes. The latter include durbar scenes, and portraits of sages and rulers.
Tanjore painting have a brilliant and jewel like tone its artists created by judiciously using real gold and silver foil, precious and semi-precious stones, beads, mirrors and powdered metals – gold in particular. Besides the use of primary colours – red, green, blue, black and white to depict the Gods, infant Krishna is often seen in pink with a marble like translucence, while Lord Vishnu and his incarnation are often depicted with a distinctly green body tone.

Tanjore paintings are eponymously named after a style of painting that flourished in the temple town of Tanjore in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Stylistically believed to have emerged in the 16^th century during the reign of the Nayaka rulers, the art received fresh impetus and patronage in the late 17^th century with the coming of the Maratha rule. Under the Maratha kings, Tanjore was to emerge as a great centre of art, architecture, literature, music and performing arts.
Locally called Palagai (wooden plank) Padam (image), this refers to the practice of painting the image on wooden planks, a stylistic peculiarity of the region. This originally votive art form is believed to have emerged from a shift in painting murals to more potable formats. The iconography seen in these images is derived from both the Vaishnavite and Shaivite traditions of Hinduism, though exceptions exist with several paintings representing other religions and secular themes. The latter include durbar scenes, and portraits of sages and rulers.
Tanjore painting have a brilliant and jewel like tone its artists created by judiciously using real gold and silver foil, precious and semi-precious stones, beads, mirrors and powdered metals – gold in particular. Besides the use of primary colours – red, green, blue, black and white to depict the Gods, infant Krishna is often seen in pink with a marble like translucence, while Lord Vishnu and his incarnation are often depicted with a distinctly green body tone.

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