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The very famous Tanjore Paintings are the most significant handicrafts of Tamil Nadu. These paintings are done on wood, mica, glass, ivory and on the walls and are defined by the use of a thin sheet of gold along with the primary colors and stylized modeling effects produced by shading the inside of contours. Drapery, jewels, and architectural elements such as rich canopies, finely executed pillars, chandeliers, rope garlands etc are raised slightly with the help of plaster, covered using pure gold leaf and entrenched with semi precious stone of various colors. Painting on mica, ivory and the more difficult kind i.e. glass were brought in the 18th century. The religious paintings are flat and highly decorative and the paintings of women are conventionalized with an element of authenticity inculcated in portraits.
