Indian painter Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde, born 100 years ago on 2 November 1924, was one such master. Considered one of South ...

the Ajanta Caves are 30 odd rock-cut caves that date back to the second century BC. These Buddhist monuments are known for their murals, paintings and sculptures that have defined Indian art over ...

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...

and about successive attempts at restoring & preserving the caves & the paintings. There is supposed to be a curse upon Ajanta. It is said that anyone who tries to deface the murals in anyway ...

The frescoes of the Ajanta Caves can be neatly divided into ... We also know who helped pay for the painting of some of the murals, because their names have been recorded in cave inscriptions.

Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, and the oldest ...

The exhibits also include Chang's copies of the murals in the Mogao Caves, as well as zhongcai (heavy-color) paintings, an important genre of Chinese painting with fine, precise delimitation and ...

Recently, a large public exhibition titled "Dunhuang Aesthetics and Its Connection to the World" featuring digital art representations of Dunhuang murals has ... the Mogao Caves at a 1:1 scale ...

The Ajanta Caves, located around 100 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, comprise 30 complexes with viharas (worship ...

With its top attractions including the Mogao Caves and Crescent Spring ... "Many visitors pause to paint their own murals, immersing themselves in Dunhuang's culture," Hou said.