Ancient, medieval & culture

Concepts to cover

1. Ajanta: tempera on plaster, Padmapani and Vajrapani (cave 1), Jataka narratives, Vakataka patronage under Harishena
2. Bagh caves (Madhya Pradesh): Gupta-Vakataka murals, the Hallisaka or Hallisalasya joyous group dance panel
3. Badami cave 4 murals (Mangalesha, 578 CE); Sittanavasal Jain lotus-pond murals (Pandya, ninth century)
4. Pallava murals at Panamalai and Kanchi Kailasanatha; Chola murals in Brihadisvara (Rajaraja, Nayaka overpainting)
5. Lepakshi (Vijayanagara, largest Veerabhadra ceiling mural), Hampi Virupaksha ceiling; Kerala murals (Mattancherry, Padmanabhapuram); Sanchi has no murals
6. Six limbs of painting (shadanga) and the Chitrasutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana