Bad medieval cat paintings12/2/2023 ![]() ![]() The cultural heritage of India can be compared with the stars in the sky – everyone can look at it but no one is able to grasp the true extension of it. Since the beginning of historical times (approximately the 3rd century BC) India experienced several periods of extreme flourishing and diversity of culture. A large area of India and the diversity of cultures promise diversity in artistic styles as well. A shade of deep cave and skillful protection from seeping water provide ideal protection from elements. It is estimated that there are more than 1,500 individual rock-cut caves in India and there still are discovered new ones.īasalt, diorite, granite is widespread in Deccan Plateau – these rocks can be tough and time resistant, thus providing an ideal basis for paintings. The geology of the Deccan Plateau and some more regions of India provides enough cliff faces and domes perfectly suitable to create rock-cut architecture. India is extremely rich with ancient rock-cut cave temples – no other region in the world can compete with India in this respect. In this respect, each rock painting resembles a keyhole through which we see the abundant and vital life of our ancestors. Due to this the paintings in caves, on natural rock face provide the only possibility to see the ancient paintings (another, less convenient possibility is provided by ceramics). Due to this today we have very few examples of ancient painting – although many indications show that painting has been a very popular and well-developed form of art for many thousands of years.Ĭaves and rock-cut structures sometimes provide suitable conditions for paintings to survive – paintings here survive not just centuries but even tens of thousands of years. It disappears together with its base – paper, fabric, wood, plaster, and even walls of stone masonry buildings. There have been preserved rather many ancient paintings in India – in spite of the fact that painting is comparatively short-lived and fragile art. Scene of Samava-sarvana, Sittanavasal / Yorck Project, public domain
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