Copy of painting in the caves of Ajanta (Cave 2)
1878
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1878
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
You see a flat, careful copy of an old cave painting. It shows lotus stems and geese floating in water. The lotus and birds stand for purity and the spread of Buddha’s teachings. Griffiths made this in the 1870s. He rolled paint thickly to copy the rough cave surface. It’s one of many copies he did after the caves were found in 1819. Look next at Griffiths, John.
