In the history of Indian art, Thanjavur has a unique location, as it houses the Chola Wall paintings of the 11th century in the temple of Brihadeeswarar as well as the Nayak art dating from the 16th century.The fall of Hampi in the Battle of Talikota and the collapse of the Vijayanagar Empire in 1565 led to the exodus of painters who were dependent on empire patronage. Some migrated to Thanjavur, where they served under Thanjavur Nayakas sponsorship.
the rulers of Maratha who defeated the Nayakas of Thanjavur started nurturing the Thanjavur workshop. Of course, artists absorbed local influences and the diverse tastes of their patrons in Maratha who helped to establish their distinctive painting style in Thanjavur. The artists in Thanjavur have started to paint and decorate the main houses, palaces, chatrams, residences of kings and aristocracy Maratha, as well as the decoration of temples.
Thanjavour images, which have been visualised and sketched in the drawings, are often subjected to Hindu Deity, goddesses and episodes of Religious. One main figure, normally a god, has a well-rounded face, corps and oval-shaped eyes, a traditional Tanjore image. The central figure is surrounded by arches, doors, etc.
The Tanjore paintings are often made by a team of artisans, consisting of a prowessed pretentious gold printing artist, an impressionist face, 22 carat gold sheet guilder and a master artist who focuses on painting the faces with the correct expressions.Inspired by art forms such as Classical dance , Music, Literature, and Painting, the Tanjore paintings were valued.
Tanjore painting is commonly known as 'palagaipadam,' meaning a wooden plant image, since many of these images are carved on boards of solid wood. Throughout its approach, this ancient aboriginal art form is known as sacred as most figures resemble God and Goddesses beautifully dressed throughout decoration and full of vivid colours.
In addition to canvas paintings, wooden plate, glass, paper, mica and exotic media such as ivory have also been rendered on walls. Things like small Ivory portraits, called rajaharam, were usually worn and very common.
In the past, artists used natural colors such as vegetable and mineral colours, while artists today use chemical paints. The colors have typically been dark brown or purple. Red is the primary colour, but blue and green are also working. Lord Vishnu, the blue of the paint and Lord Nataraja's white of the chalk, the black of his fellow goddess Sivakami.
Particularly characteristic of these figures was the picture of almost all the figures with almond-shaped faces and smooth, smooth heads. The composition is static and twin-dimensional with figures between arches, curtains and ornamental limits. The key focus is much wider than the other topics and occupies the core of the research.
Most modern art forms such as C were inspired by tanjore paintings. The calendar prints of Kondiah Raju and the western naturalism of Raja Ravi Varma.Tanjore paintings are suited to some of the finest, artsiest, southern saris. Such paintings were 'drawn' on the fabric instead of being done using high quality silk.
During modern day, the rich materials initially used can not be used because this raises manufacturing costs tremendously.Artists took this ancient form of art and combined it with other forms to create mixed media arts over the years. Tanks on the mirrors, glass and canvas, for example, are also made. This traditional art is distinguished by the concept of adding gold foil, so that the same look is taken from various media.