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Sri Lanka: Mural depicting typical Kandyan life in the 18th century, Degaldoruwa Temple, near Kandy

The Degaldoruwa Buddhist temple is a cave temple and was built originally in 1771 CE by King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747 - 1782), a member of the Madurai royal family. The beautiful frescoes, painted by the samanera (unordained monk) Devaragamapola Silvatenna in 1771-72, capture 18th century Kandyan life with amazing detail and vivaciousness. Some paintings depict the king and the royal family. The artist-monk started a trend, and the Dambulla Caves were subsequently redecorated in the same style as were other temples. Kandy is Sri Lanka's second biggest city with a population of around 170,000 and is the cultural centre of the whole island. For about two centuries (until 1815) it was the capital of Sri Lanka.

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Titre: Sri Lanka: Mural depicting typical Kandyan life in the 18th century, Degaldoruwa Temple, near Kandy

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The Degaldoruwa Buddhist temple is a cave temple and was built originally in 1771 CE by King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747 - 1782), a member of the Madurai royal family. The beautiful frescoes, painted by the samanera (unordained monk) Devaragamapola Silvatenna in 1771-72, capture 18th century Kandyan life with amazing detail and vivaciousness. Some paintings depict the king and the royal family. The artist-monk started a trend, and the Dambulla Caves were subsequently redecorated in the same style as were other temples. Kandy is Sri Lanka's second biggest city with a population of around 170,000 and is the cultural centre of the whole island. For about two centuries (until 1815) it was the capital of Sri Lanka.

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Taille de l'image: 5100 × 3250 px | 47.4 MB

Taille d'impression: 43.2 × 27.5 cm | 2007.9 × 1279.5 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: ART, PEINTURE • ASIE • ASIE, CONTINENT • BOUDDHISME • BOUDDHISTE • BOUDDIQUE • BUDA • CAVERNE • CONTINENT ASIE • DESSIN MURAL • FRESQUE • FRESQUES • HISOIRE • HISTOIRE • MURAL • PEINTURE • PEINTURES MURALES • RELIGION • RELIGION: BOUDDHISME • SRI LANKA • TABLEAU MURAL • TABLEAU • TABLEAUX • TECHNIQUE: FRESQUES • TEMPLE • TEMPLES