drawing the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, using Italian Renaissance era influences | paintings by Giampaolo Tomasetti — he drew 23 large sized paintings which is now housed in Florence, Italy.
[a thread with a few of those paintings]
[a thread with a few of those paintings]
Kunti and Surya, Oil on Canvas, 230 x 130 cm
The Pandavas enter Hastinapura, Oil on Canvas, 175 x 350 cm
[detail]
[detail 2]
Krishna arrives in Dwaraka, Oil on Canvas, 150 x 200 cm
[detail 1]
[detail 2]
Krishna and Balarama at home in Dwaraka, Oil on Canvas, 150 x 200 cm
The demoness Hidimbi meets Bhima, Oil on Canvas, 130 x 90 cm
Kunti and Draupadi, Oil on Canvas, 160 x 120 cm
[detail]
[detail]
Krishna in Indraprastha, Oil on Canvas, 200 x 250 cm
The four Pandava brothers and their wife Draupadi (on Bhima’s shoulders) head to the peak of the Gandhamadana mountains to await the arrival of Arjuna from the Heavens, who had gone to wage war against the Nivatakavachas on behalf of the Gods.
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 70 cm
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 70 cm
Sishupala Insults Krishna, Oil on Canvas, 150 x 200 cm
[detail]
Strange Charioteer, Oil on Canvas, 200 x 250 cm
[the ‘abduction’ of Subhadra, who takes over the reins of the chariot so that Arjuna may repel the attacks of her kinsmen who want to ‘save’ her]
[the ‘abduction’ of Subhadra, who takes over the reins of the chariot so that Arjuna may repel the attacks of her kinsmen who want to ‘save’ her]
[detail]
[detail]
O Brother! Bhima and Hanuman, Oil on Canvas, 170 x 120 cm
[i think this is my favorite]
[i think this is my favorite]
[detail]
Karna and Kunti, Oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm
The Choice, Oil on Canvas, 180 x 230 cm
[Krishna wakes up to find Arjuna by his feet and Duryodhana by his headstand, both have come to seek Krishna’s alliance in the war to come, Krishna offers Arjuna an opportunity to choose: Krishna or Krishna’s army of many million soldiers]
[Krishna wakes up to find Arjuna by his feet and Duryodhana by his headstand, both have come to seek Krishna’s alliance in the war to come, Krishna offers Arjuna an opportunity to choose: Krishna or Krishna’s army of many million soldiers]
[original plan]
the charioteer of Arjuna, oil on canvas, 200 x 300 cm
[detail]
In the tent, Oil on Canvas, 175 x 230 cm
[detail]
la morte di Abhymanyu
The Young Hero, Oil on Canvas, 150 x 350 cm
Bhima and Bhagadatta, Oil on Canvas, 200 x 300 cm
[detail]
The Rush of the Hero, Oil on Canvas, 70 x 100 cm
[detail]
Shoot Him Now, Oil on Canvas, 300 x 200 cm
The End of an Age, Oil on Canvas, 200 x 150cm
the Universal Form. Oil on Canvas, 200 x 200 cm
Giampaolo Tomassetti, was born on March 8, 1955, in Terni, Italy. One of his great loves is painting frescoes and walls. He worked on the Mahabharata project for the last twelve years in Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy. [my respects]
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