posina farm house

posina

this photo is taken at posina, in Sabarkantha district. it is a farm house where fr. Peter D'Souza is staying. the mountains as backdrop and the trees for shelter, i felt myself enjoying the nature

classical chola sculptures from Nageshwan temple, Kumbakonam

The elegant posture of this man is an expression of confidence of the chola artists had in the material they handled - often hard granite stones (unlike the sandstone with which the northindian artists carved), the subject matter, and in the technique. It also shows the royal and regal positions the chola enjoyed at that point of the time. when i first saw these sculptures during the slide show presented by Prof. Jeyaram Poduval, at MSU, i understood for the first time the meaning of 'classical' in Indian art.

chola sculptures

These sculptures stand in the niche of the Nageswaran temple. These are found on the outside of the garbhagraha wall. Intrestingly, the 12th century chola temple has been incorporated by the later additions. In this particular scultpture you can see how the artist has done the modelling of the human body, the fold of the flesh all showing the maturity of the period in art. The chola artists not only acheived the classical idiom in bronze but also in the hard granite stone.

chola sculptures at Ngeshwaram temple, Kumbakonam

CHOLA SCULPTURES from kumbakonam

these classical chola sculptures at Nagaeshwaran temple, Kumbakonam carved crisply in classical idiom showcases the chola art.

siva at dharasuram, TN

clay-modelling

the art based activities with environemtal themes are aimed to inculcate aesthetic sense and artistic sense and artistic skills so that the students may express themselves using diffrent medium. in this photo, the studnets of St. Mary's Nadiad present their work to their own class mates.

with Fr.General of the Society of Jesus

One of the first and great persons to meet in Rome. Fr. General was in the college of Belarmine when i had arrived in Rome and Rolphy was kind enough to take this photo.

Florence

The medieval glory of Florence could still be seen. this view is from the dome.

the view from the window

a view while climbing to the Brunelleschi's dome

Santa Maria del Fiore

Santa Maria Novella: Florence

adjoining convent

Massacio's Trinity

Massacio's Trinity is the first painting that i saw in Florence. having studied so much about it, i was delighted to see it at Santa Maria Novella. In the painting, we can see how Massacio employs perspective which is mastered later by all the Renaissance painters.

detail

st.John Lateran Basillica

the canopy above the altar of the St.John Lateran Basilica

christmas decoration

the facade

ceiling of the nave

the Nave when lit up shines all gold.

the apse of the Basilica of St. Major Major: the mosaic shows Mary being crowned by Jesus.

Theresa of Avila

One of things i always wanted to see in Rome was Bernini's Theresa of Avila.

from the spanish steps

photo taken from the spanish steps: behind is st. Peters' dome glowing.

crucifixion of St Peter

this painting is placed opposite to the "conversion of Paul" in the side chapel of the Santa Maria del Popolo. those who crucify Peter are represented as if they are doing a job. caravaggio's trademark could be seen everywhere in the painting including the dirty feet of the worker.

Caravaggio: Paul

i went looking for Caravaggio and it was nothing like looking at them in their orginal place.

Pantheon