South Indian Bronzes: A Historical Survey of South Indian Sculpture with Iconographical Notes Based on Original Sources c9.70

c9.70

The metal portraits of Krishnaraya of Vijayanagara (1510-29) (Plate LXXIV) and his queens and also of Venkatapati Raya (1586-1614) (Plate LXXV) which have been found at Tirumalai in the North Arcot Districts indicate the quality of workmanship of the bronze statues of this period. The Maratha dynasties at Tanjore established by Venkaji in 1675 attempted to imitate for a few years the religious activity of the Cholas, and to revive the services and festivities of the temples of Brihadeswar.