RAJA RAAJA AND KARUR DEVAR,THE COURT POET;THANJAVUR; CHOLAS PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY A.D
One of the rare portraits in Tamilnadu art. This paintingpicures Raja Raja Chola and his poet laureate Karur Devar. It is an important document of the eleventh century. The king is portrayed obiviously visiting the temple with his senior court poet, his eyes filled with wonder at the achivements of the painters and builders. The charecterization of king as a dreamer, and yet an activist, shows the talent of the painter for recreation of inner mood, through clever Brushwork.
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| சண்டேசுவர அனுக்கிரக மூர்த்தி |
gangaigondacholapuram, chola, A.D.1030
SHIVA ADORNING THE HEAD OF CHANDESA IS A SCULPTURE IN WHICH THE WHOLE COMPOSITION IS ENERGISED IN INTENSE ACTION.
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NATARAJA(dancing shiva)
GANGAIKONDA CHOLAPURAM CHOLA.A.D.1030.
In the rare smiling Nataraja, the sculpture departs from the impassive face imposed by the canon to express the pagan strain in the Tamil Sensibility.
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| கஜசம்கார சிவமூர்த்தி |
SHIVA DESTROYING THE DEMON ELEPHANT, DARASURAM, CHOLA. A.D.1020-1050.the resilent form of god shiva in the act of destroying demon elephant is shown as the same dance pose in ehich he stamps on the dwarf in the bronzes.
DURGA - MAHISASURA MARTHINI, CHIDAMPARAM, MIDDLE CHOLA, 12TH A.D.
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| துர்க்கை- மகிசாசுரமர்த்தினி 12TH A.D. |
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