Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace

Ian · 13th March 2005, 12:47 PM

Jens:

The more you look at the detail in these pictures, the more you see.

The foot soldiers are all marching in step. All the horses are galloping. Despite the rather stylized presentation, there is a surprising amount of detail. In each of the main pictures there is at least one guy looking back over his shoulder. There is a little more detail in the picture of the foot men: the faces are not in full profile (which they appear to be in the cavalry) and each man has a completely different face, almost as if the artist was drawing real people.

I am sure these murals have been restored retouched over the last 200+ years, especially since they were directly exposed to the weather on the outside surface of the building. But they still retain the flavor of Moghul art. Probably the work of several different artists orginally, they are some of the best examples of large Moghul art work I have seen.

Ian.

13th March 2005, 12:47 PM	#14
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,453	Jens: The more you look at the detail in these pictures, the more you see. The foot soldiers are all marching in step. All the horses are galloping. Despite the rather stylized presentation, there is a surprising amount of detail. In each of the main pictures there is at least one guy looking back over his shoulder. There is a little more detail in the picture of the foot men: the faces are not in full profile (which they appear to be in the cavalry) and each man has a completely different face, almost as if the artist was drawing real people. I am sure these murals have been restored retouched over the last 200+ years, especially since they were directly exposed to the weather on the outside surface of the building. But they still retain the flavor of Moghul art. Probably the work of several different artists orginally, they are some of the best examples of large Moghul art work I have seen. Ian.