Art of the Imperial Cholas
Art of the Imperial Cholas

Author: Vidya Dehejia

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1990-10-18

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780231515245

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The rule of the Chola dynasty in South India between the ninth and thirteenth centuries was a period of unparalleled creativity in Indian art. Known as the Golden Age of Tamil Culture, the Chola period produced dynamic royal personalities who shaped the artistic activity of theirtimes. Art of the Imperial Cholas examines the dynasty's architectural and sculptural achievements, which stand among the masterpieces of India.

Chōl̲a Murals
Chōl̲a Murals

Author: P. S. Sriraman

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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"This work is a comprehensive photographic documentation of the murals of Chola period of the eleventh century discovered in the dim passage around the sanctum of the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur, Tamilnadu in 1931"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited

Published:

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 9326191133

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Portraiture in Early India
Portraiture in Early India

Author: Vincent Lefèvre

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-07-12

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 900420735X

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This book highlights the specificities of Indian portraiture in sculpted and painted images, its relationship with divine images and aims, with the help of textual and epigraphical references, to understand the development of Indian imagery. It questions also the social and religious implications related to this issue.

Temple Art Under the Chola Queens
Temple Art Under the Chola Queens

Author: Balasubrahmanyam Venkataraman

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Study of the contributions of the queens of a medieval South Indian dynasty to the development of temple architecture, art, and sculpture.