Garuda - Enemy of Snakes
- Subject: Pattachitra Painting
- Paint Material: Natural vegetable and mineral colors
- Base Material: Handmade canvas cloth (unframed)
- Size: 9.75 in. X 6.75 in. (25 cms X 17 cms)
- Age: Modern Handmade Art
- Country of origin: India
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This painting is an exquisite work of Pattachitra art featuring the Hindu bird Garuda in a fight with a snake. He is depicted bright colors and surrounded with a decorative border.
Garuda is a man-bird mixture and, as the vehicle of Vishnu, represents birth and heaven and is the enemy of snakes. With massive wings, Garuda protects temples, represents wisdom, and is a symbol against snake venom.
Pattachitra is a traditional painting of Odisha, India. All colors used in the Paintings are natural and paintings are made fully old traditional way by Chitrakaras that is Odiya Painter. Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colorful application, creative motifs, and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. The traditions of pattachitra paintings are more than thousand years old.
The Pattachitra paintings images are usually done in profile with elongated eyes. One of the reasons why these paintings are so expressive is that they’re drawn using vivid, contrasting colors. And whether it hangs on a wall or rests on a mantle, this one of a kind collectible is guaranteed to make a beautiful addition to your collection. Buy it now before it is gone.
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