1878
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Copy of painting inside the caves of Ajanta (cave 21) is a 1878 oil by John Griffiths, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
John Griffiths made an oil painting. It copies a ceiling fresco in cave 21 at Ajanta. The real cave paintings are old—some date back to the 1st century BC. Griffiths worked from 1872 to 1885 with seven Indian students. They painted every winter to save the details before the colors faded. Their copies help keep the originals safe today. Next, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a painted copy of a ceiling panel from cave 21 at Ajanta. The design consists of concentric circles radiating from a central point, with most bands plain except for one featuring a non-geometric floral pattern. The outermost circle is enclosed within a square border that includes narrow bands of jewels and scrolls, with a wider floral band between them. The square’s corners are ornately decorated, including one with two half-human figures in combat and another containing an indistinct creature.
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John Griffiths (29 November 1837 – 1 December 1918) was a Welsh artist who worked in India, noted for his Orientalist works.
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