{"id":267590,"date":"2023-11-03T19:50:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=267590"},"modified":"2023-11-03T19:50:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:20:48","slug":"chennai-hosts-an-art-exhibit-showcasing-pichwai-some-dating-back-350-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chennai-hosts-an-art-exhibit-showcasing-pichwai-some-dating-back-350-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai hosts an art exhibit showcasing Pichwai, some dating back 350 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cChennai hosts an art exhibit showcasing Pichwai, some dating back 350 years\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 3rd November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Chennai\u2019s Collage is hosting an art exhibition showcasing Pichwai paintings, some of which date back 350 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are Pichwai Paintings?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Pichwai<\/p>\n

Pichwai paintings are a traditional form of Indian art that originated in the town of Nathdwara near Udaipur in the state of Rajasthan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Features:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject matter<\/b><\/td>\nPredominantly depicts stories and legends of Lord Krishna<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Techniques<\/b><\/td>\nDone on clothes, usually khadi.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Materials used<\/b><\/td>\nUses natural colors made from minerals and plant extracts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stone pigments are used for gold and silver tones.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetable dyes are used for brighter orange, red, chrome yellow and kesari colors.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage<\/b><\/td>\nHung behind the idol of Shrinathji, a local form of Krishna and the centre of Pushtimarg worship<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> Art and Culture in News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cChennai hosts an art exhibit showcasing Pichwai, some dating back 350 years\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 3rd November 2023 Why in the News? Chennai\u2019s Collage is hosting an art exhibition showcasing Pichwai paintings, some of which date back 350 years. What are Pichwai Paintings? Pichwai paintings… Continue reading Chennai hosts an art exhibit showcasing Pichwai, some dating back 350 years<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-267590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":8,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1699047976},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267590\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}