Mural Painting of Lord Ganesh on Canvas

• Contributor: Manoj Attingal / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: F0B52G
• File size: 20.5 MB (1.4 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 2320 x 3095 px | 19.6 x 26.2 cm | 7.7 x 10.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 2014
• Location: kerala

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The word ‘mural’ is derived from the Latin word ‘murus’, meaning ‘wall’. Murals refer to paintings embellished on visual components like the wall, ceiling, or other huge lasting surfaces. The murals of Kerala unfathomably stand out for their prominence in beauty, clarity and symmetry with unmatchable linear accuracy. The peculiarity of Kerala murals is their simple and thematic presentation of idealistic reproduction of humans, animals and trees with technical excellence, illustrated with rich and delicate strokes, hued with bright colours which epitomize Kerala Murals. The murals palette consists of five colours or Panchvarna namely, yellow, red, green, black and white, prepared from mineral pigments and vegetables. These paintings belong to a distinguished lineage with its tradition carries influences from Ajanta.The themes are depicted using common iconographic symbols from the Puranas like Ramayana and Mahabharata from the Hindu mythology, which is illustrated highly with brilliance stylistically. The expressions are depicted with artistic mastery.