File:1825 painting of the rock sculpture of Arjuna's Penance and Panchpandava mandapam, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.jpg
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[edit]John Gantz: The rock sculpture of Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q43130580 |
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Author |
Gantz, John (1772-1853) |
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Title |
The rock sculpture of Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram label QS:Len,"The rock sculpture of Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram" |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
English: From the source,
Watercolour of the rock sculpture of Arjuna's Penance, by John Gantz, c. 1825. Inscribed: 'A view of the Sculptures representing the tapass or intense penance of Arjoona Mahabalipoorum from a Sketch by Mr J. Braddock. J. Gantz'. John Gantz and his son Justinian ran a lithographic press, but are remembered best for their watercolours of flat-top houses and public buildings in and around Chennai (Madras), dating to the first half of the 19th century. Though not British-born, they both lived and died in India, in the service of the East India Company. Mamallapuram, a tiny village south of Madras, was a flourishing port of the Pallava dynasty from the 5th - 8th centuries. The site is famous for a group of temples, a series of rock-cut caves and some monolithic sculptures created in the 7th century reign of Narasimhavarman Mahamalla. Covering two huge boulders, 27 m long and 9 m high, is the remarkable carving in low relief seen in this drawing. The scene has been interpreted as the story of Arjuna's Penance from the great Hindu epic, The Mahabharata. |
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Date |
31 December 1825 date QS:P571,+1825-12-31T00:00:00Z/11 |
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Medium |
watercolor medium QS:P186,Q22915256 |
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Dimensions |
height: 33.7 cm (13.2 in); width: 44.2 cm (17.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,33.7U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,44.2U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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Accession number |
WD4206 |
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Credit line | British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000004206u00000000.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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