South Indian School of Art
Introduction
The Cholas who ruled South India after the Pallavas were great patrons of art
and literature. The rhythmic and graceful paintings of the Brhadiswara temple at Tanjore,
built by Raja Raja Chola is the best example of the art of that period. The
Vijayanagar kings, who rose into prominence in the South about the year 1336 AD, and their
successors, the Nayaks, followed the footsteps of their predecessors, the result has
large scale wall paintings continued to be the tradition up to the beginning of the 18th
century and the Tanjore artists followed the art tradition till 19th century AD. |
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