1 History & Culture · 1.1.12 Ancient art and architecture

1.1.12.3 Ajanta and Bagh paintings

The wall paintings of Ajanta, with Bagh as a smaller sister site, are the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian painting, showing the life of the Buddha and the Jataka stories in a refined, expressive style.

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  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • Ajanta
  • tempera
  • Padmapani
  • Vajrapani
  • Jataka
  • Mahajanaka
  • Bagh
  • Sittanavasal
  • mural
  • John Smith

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