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  2. Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram) - Wikipedia

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    The relief was created to celebrate the victory of Narasimhavarman I over the Chalukya Emperor Pulakesin II.The place, now known as Mamallapuram, was named in the honor of the Pallava monarch Narasimhavarman I (630–668 CE), [8]) who was conferred the title Mamallan, the "great wrestler" or "great warrior".

  3. Six limbs (Indian painting) - Wikipedia

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    3rd or 4th century CE Kamasutra, Vatsyayana, 13th-century Jayamangala commentary of Yashodhara, Bendall purchase 1885 CE.Kamasutra elaborate the idea of Shadanga. [6]The concept of the Six Limbs of Indian Painting, or Ṣaḍaṅga, finds its roots in ancient Indian texts and treatises on art and aesthetics, reflecting a holistic approach to artistic creation.

  4. Indian painting - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art ... This style disappeared from India in the late 12th ...

  5. Panoramic painting - Wikipedia

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    Panoramic paintings are massive artworks that reveal a wide, all-encompassing view of a particular subject, often a landscape, military battle, or historical event. They became especially popular in the 19th century in Europe and the United States , inciting opposition from some writers of Romantic poetry .

  6. Romantic-era panoramas - Wikipedia

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    A panoramic painting captures all 360 degrees of a scene, [1] as viewed from inside the center of the circle. Typically shown in rotundas for viewing, Romantic Era panoramas were intended to be so lifelike that the viewer became confused as to what was real and what was image.

  7. Indian miniature paintings - Wikipedia

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    Indian miniature paintings are a class of paintings originating from India. [1] Made on canvases a few inches in length and width, the Indian miniatures are noted for the amount of details that the artist encapsulates within the minute canvas frame; and the characteristic sensitivity with which the human, divine and natural forms are portrayed. [2]

  8. Ragamala paintings - Wikipedia

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    Sangita Ratnakara is an important 12th century CE treatise on the classification of Indian Ragas, which for the first time mentions the presiding deity of each raga. [2] From the 14th century onwards, they were described in short verses in Sanskrit, for dhyana , 'contemplation', and later depicted in a series of paintings, called the Ragamala ...

  9. Deccan painting - Wikipedia

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    Deccan painting or Deccani painting is the form of Indian miniature painting produced in the Deccan region of Central India, in the various Muslim capitals of the Deccan sultanates that emerged from the break-up of the Bahmani Sultanate by 1520. These were Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar.