National Art Gallery And Museum

als, belong to that age. These depict Nataraja, the dancing form of Lord Shiva and his spouse goddess Parvati. The paintings depict Lord Krishna in various postures besides many other mythological and historical figures. In addition, there are intricate glass and mica paintings hailing from Tanjore and more or less attributable to the same era. The adjacent building is a world of contemporary art, the handiwork by the eminent painters, Ravi Verma and his son Raja Verma. The paintings vary from portraits, landscapes to simple modern art in an assortment of colours and hues. The museum was established in 1857 and has the country's best collection of South Indian bronzes, both ancient and modern, among which the beautiful bronze icons of Nataraja, Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are worth mentioning. The Amaravathy Gallery contains rare second century marble sculptures depicting important events in the life of Gautama Buddha. The sculptures were unearthed from the Buddhist ruins at Amaravathi.