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PaintingPediment Paintings: Sim Wat Had Siew
Influences of Rattanakosin in the paintings includes the realistic color of sky and landscape representing western influences. This painting may be related to Rattanakosin art during King Rama IV and V.
PaintingMural narrating Temiya Jataka
Influences of Rattanakosin in the paintings includes the realistic color of sky and landscape representing western influences. This painting may be related to Rattanakosin art during King Rama IV and V.
PaintingMural narrating I-Neo (?)
Influences of Rattanakosin in the paintings includes drawings of palaces and characters. This painting may be related to Rattanakosin art during King Rama IV and V.
PaintingMural narrating Great Departure and Maravijaya Scene
Influences of Rattanakosin in the paintings includes drawing of palaces and characters as well as the realistic color of sky and landscape representing western influences. This painting may be related to Rattanakosin art during King Rama IV and V.
PaintingCeiling Painting: San Augustine Church
The painting on the ceiling of San Augustine Church at Manila was painted by two Italian painters in 1875. It produces the illumination of the architecture on the ceiling which is called as Trompe l’ oeil which was the popular technique during Renaissance and Baroque period. In European art, the technique of Trompe l’Oeil can be either the illumination of the architecture or that of the sky.
PaintingStain glass : San Sebastian Church
San Sebastian in Manila is one of the Gothic-styled churches which are quite rare in Manila. The windows of this church are beautified with the stain glass making the inside of the church very dim. This technic is normally applied for the Gothic church elsewhere.
SculptureBuddha from Don Duong
This Buddha image shows the characteristics of the local Ding Deung mixed with influences from Chenese and Indian arts. First of all, the posture of sitting with the legs hanging down and both hands are on the laps shows the influence from Chinese art, but the robe is worn in a sliding way and the short edge of the robe at the left showder is a characteristic of Pala art in India. However, The head of this Buddha image shows clear local chatcteristics of Dong Deung such as thick lips, large nose, protuding eyes, and connected eyebrows.
SculptureAnantasayin Pediment from My Son E
These niches are very similar to “Kutu” or “Chandhasala” in Indian art. That is to say they are low arches decorated with dragons. However, a curving Naga pattern has been added into the Cham art, making the niches have both curving in and curving out pattern. In the middle, there is a picture of Vishanu Anatasayin. This shows that this prasat was built under the influence of Hinduism.
