Copy of painting inside the Ajanta caves (cave 10)
1882
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1882
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting is a copy of an ancient cave painting from Ajanta. It shows a scene from the Saddanta Jataka, a story about the Buddha's past lives. Instead of painting on-site, an artist named John Griffiths made this copy years later in the 1800s. His team worked every winter for over a decade to preserve these old images. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
