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Ajanta: Cave 19 (chaitya hall), Painting

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Ajanta, Maharashtra)
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T06:02:57Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T06:02:57Z
dc.date.createdcirca 1970s
dc.identifierANUA 682-799
dc.identifier.otherIA-898
dc.identifier.otherIA-898
dc.identifier.other14
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/163566
dc.descriptionCave 19 at Ajanta represents the end of the development of the refined Classic Gupta style in Indian art, Its interior has the beauty of a cathedral, and some of its murals have the solemnity and dignity of stained glass windows, As illustrated in our detail, the main subject of decoration was the image of the Buddha whose infinite gentility and grace pervades every pictorial representation of him, Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing the deification of the Buddha, had its purpose well served in the murals depicting over and over again the seated figure of the master: like the facade decorations multiplying the chaitya windows into patterns which became numerous little shrines each housing a Buddha image: radiating the absolute enlightenment, The same technique of painting used in cave 9 at this site has been preserved while the actual application of the frescoes and the treatment of the figures in them has improved with time, Light and shadow modelling still produce the most interesting sculptural effects,
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.subjectCave 19 c. 6th cent. A.D. [Ajanta]
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectmurals
dc.subjectmounted transparency set
dc.titleAjanta: Cave 19 (chaitya hall), Painting
dc.typeImage
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T06:02:57Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
CollectionsArthur Llewellyn Basham

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