Krishnadevaraya and his queens Chennamadevi and Tirumaladevi.
The portrait bronzes of Krishnadevaraya and his wives present him as a king, a householder or grishasti and a devotee. The king commissioned them himself and had them installed in the Tirumala Tirupati temple dedicated to Vishnu as Venkateshwara.
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Vijayanagara Royal Figures
Left: Hampi, Relief Sculpture Right: Lepakshi, Murals A late Vijayanagara king is shown with a shorter and squatter profile. Perhaps the lower body covered to the ankles is difficult project to sculpt and show royal elegance of the body. Instead of slimness, royal presence emphasized by the towering kulayi..
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Enthroned King and Deity
Left: Pallava, Mahabalipuram, Adi Varaha cave,8th cen. CE Right: Pandya, Vishnu 8-9th cen. CE The parallels between kings and the divinities are made clearly by sculptors in Tamil country.
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Male and Female Dipa Holders
Bronze, Vijayanagara Figures are elegant and it is their grace that is emphasized. Their bodies sway in ways reminiscent of a flickering or dancing flame.
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