Tanjore painting

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South Indian art form traditional Indian painting style

Tanjore painting is a traditional South Indian art form known for its rich colors, gold foil embellishments, and depictions of Hindu deities on wooden panels.

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Label	Occurrences
Tanjore painting canonical	2
Mysore painting	1
Tanjore paintings	1
Thanjavur painting	1

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Target entity: Tanjore painting
Context triple: [Tamil people, classicalArtForm, Tanjore painting]

A. Pahari paintings
Pahari paintings are a distinctive school of Indian miniature art that flourished in the Himalayan hill kingdoms, known for their lyrical depictions of Hindu mythology, romantic themes, and delicate, vibrant brushwork.
B. Mughal paintings
Mughal paintings are a distinctive style of South Asian miniature art that flourished under the Mughal Empire, known for its intricate detail, rich colors, and blend of Persian, Indian, and Islamic artistic traditions.
C. Mathura school of art
The Mathura school of art is an ancient Indian artistic tradition renowned for its red sandstone sculptures and early iconic images of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain deities that flourished under the Kushan and Gupta empires.
D. Tanjore
Tanjore, now known as Thanjavur, is a historic city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Chola-era architecture, particularly the Brihadeeswarar Temple, and its rich cultural and artistic heritage.
E. Nartkala
Nartkala is a town in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of Russia, serving as a local administrative and economic center in the region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Tanjore painting
Target entity description: Tanjore painting is a traditional South Indian art form known for its rich colors, gold foil embellishments, and depictions of Hindu deities on wooden panels.

A. Pahari paintings
Pahari paintings are a distinctive school of Indian miniature art that flourished in the Himalayan hill kingdoms, known for their lyrical depictions of Hindu mythology, romantic themes, and delicate, vibrant brushwork.
B. Mughal paintings
Mughal paintings are a distinctive style of South Asian miniature art that flourished under the Mughal Empire, known for its intricate detail, rich colors, and blend of Persian, Indian, and Islamic artistic traditions.
C. Mathura school of art
The Mathura school of art is an ancient Indian artistic tradition renowned for its red sandstone sculptures and early iconic images of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain deities that flourished under the Kushan and Gupta empires.
D. Tanjore
Tanjore, now known as Thanjavur, is a historic city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Chola-era architecture, particularly the Brihadeeswarar Temple, and its rich cultural and artistic heritage.
E. Nartkala
Nartkala is a town in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of Russia, serving as a local administrative and economic center in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Indian art form ⓘ traditional Indian painting style ⓘ
alternativeName	Tanjore painting ⓘ surface form: Thanjavur painting
associatedWith	Hindu temple culture ⓘ Thanjavur Maratha dynasty ⓘ surface form: Thanjavur Maratha court
characterizedBy	centralized composition ⓘ decorative borders ⓘ flat perspective ⓘ golden relief work ⓘ ornate detailing ⓘ rich colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important component of Tamil devotional visual culture ⓘ
developedIn	Tanjore ⓘ surface form: Thanjavur
flourishedFromCentury	16th century ⓘ
flourishedToCentury	19th century ⓘ
function	devotional art ⓘ household shrine decoration ⓘ temple panel painting ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFlourishing	Maratha period in Thanjavur ⓘ Nayak period ⓘ
influencedBy	Deccani painting ⓘ Maratha court art ⓘ Vijayanagara painting tradition ⓘ
namedAfter	Tanjore ⓘ surface form: Thanjavur
presentStatus	popular form of religious souvenir art ⓘ practiced traditional craft in South India ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
styleFeature	architectural arches around deity ⓘ elaborate jewelry depiction ⓘ frontal pose of main deity ⓘ large almond-shaped eyes of figures ⓘ
technique	application of gold leaf over relief ⓘ layered preparation of wooden panel ⓘ relief work using gesso ⓘ
typicalSubject	Ganesha ⓘ Hindu deities ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Sri (Lakshmi) ⓘ surface form: Lakshmi Murugan ⓘ Rama ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ
typicalSupport	plywood board ⓘ wooden panel ⓘ
usesMaterial	gesso ⓘ glass beads ⓘ gold foil ⓘ natural pigments ⓘ semi-precious stones ⓘ vegetable dyes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tamil people → classicalArtForm → Tanjore painting ⓘ

Tamil culture → hasArtForm → Tanjore painting ⓘ

Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore → patronage → Tanjore painting ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mysore painting

Tanjore painting → alternativeName → Tanjore painting ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thanjavur painting

National Art Gallery, Chennai → collectionType → Tanjore painting ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tanjore paintings

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