| Originated in the Thanjavur during the Maratha | | | | painting the painters use limestone and any binging |
| period in the 16th century, Tanjore paintings | | | | medium. In the earlier times the paintings were |
| signify a unique and colorful world. This one of the | | | | created by the natural colors, which now have |
| popular forms of South India depicts the scenes | | | | been replaced with the chemical colors. If studied |
| from Indian ancient scriptures of Hindu religion. For | | | | properly, you will understand that the artists use |
| its use of precious stones, ornaments, exotic | | | | very specific colors to make each and every |
| media like ivory, mirror, mica and rich colors the | | | | painting, like green or red for the background and |
| Tanjore paintings hold a distinct place in the | | | | dark brown for outline. They use yellow color to |
| history of Indian paintings. | | | | paint the Goddesses, blue color to represent sky |
| The Tanjore paintings typically have one figure, | | | | and so on. |
| usually a Hindu God, Goddess or saint with | | | | These paintings are broadly classified into three |
| beautiful appearance and eyes. You will see the | | | | parts, namely antique, classic, and embossed. In |
| images of Hindu Gods like Vishnu-Lakhmi, Shiva | | | | antique paintings the colors and backgrounds are |
| -Parvati, Lord Ganesh, and Krishna in majority of | | | | quite moderate. The classic Tanjore paintings |
| the Tanjore paintings. The artists primarily use the | | | | have very strong and varied colors, which have |
| gems of various colors and gold leaves to create | | | | enhanced with high glitter gold foil. Lastly, the |
| a highly durable glow in these paintings. | | | | embossed paintings are quite similar to classic |
| The paintings are usually made on wood and cloth | | | | paintings and most of them are super embossed. |
| made canvass. To add a 3D effect on the | | | | |