Pen-and-ink and wash drawing by an Indian draftsman of a figure of Jvalamalini in the Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakal, from an album of 31 folios of drawings of sculpture in the rock-cut caves and temples at Aihole and Badami, dated 1853.The sculpture is placed in the vestibule of the Virupaksha ...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Cave III at Badami, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was the capital of the Early Chalukya rulers in the sixth - eighth centuries. The town is situated between two rocky hills of red sandstone that surround an artificial lake. Th...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing by an Indian draftsman of the medallions carved on the pillars of the Durga Temple at Aihole, from an album of 31 folios of drawings of sculpture in the rock-cut caves and temples at Aihole and Badami, dated 1853.Aihole was one of the capitals and an important commerc...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing by an Indian draftsman of a figure of Mahavira in the Meena Basti at Aihole, from an album of 31 folios of drawings of sculpture in the rock-cut caves and temples at Aihole and Badami, dated 1853.Aihole was one of the capitals and an important commercial centre of the...
Pen-and-ink drawing of a sculpture of Bhaubali, from the Jaina Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.This drawing depicts the large figure of Bhaubali sculpted on the wall of the Jain Cave Temple, which was excavated in the late sixth century south of the town of Aihole. Aihole was o...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of the door frame of the Durga Temple at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.This drawing represents the elaborate doorway of the mandapa or hall of the Durga temple, the largest and more elaborate of the temples at Aihole, erected at the end of the seventh cen...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of a sculpture of Mahishamardini from the Ravana Phadi Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The main figure depicted in this drawing is the goddess Mahishamardini, slaying the buffalo-demon. This large sculpture panel is situated on the right wall in the...
Shaivate sculptures from Ravana Phadi Cave, Aihole. Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawing of Shaivate sculptures from Ravana Phadi Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The figure to the left in this drawing represents Shiva as Dvarapala or guardian of the entrance to the shrine. This sculpture is carved on the left back wall of the hall of the Ravana ...