The Rock and Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka

Written by Senake Bandaranayake with photographs by Gamini Jayasinghe, this book offers an overview of the tradition of Sri Lanka's rock and wall paintings from its early historical origins to its contemporary traditional manifestations. Photographs, line drawings, and maps are provided to illustrate the thematic range, compositional methods and stylistic variety of these paintings, as well as their historical evolution and functional context.

Access level

Onsite

author

Senake BANDARANAYAKE

practitioner

Gamini Jayantha MENDIS

publisher

Lake House Bookshop Colombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

editor

Manel FONSEKA

Location code

REF.BAS11

Language

English

Keywords

art history, mural, painting, Sri Lanka

Publication/Creation date

1986

No of pages

300

ISBN / ISSN

9559029002

No of copies

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

The Evolution of a Pictorial Tradition

Prehistoric Art

Early Buddhist Rock Monasteries

Classic and Late Classic Styles

The Gampola and Kotte Periods

The Kandyan and Southern Schools

Transitional Styles of the Modern Period

Context and Method

Early and Middle Period Painting

The Art of Sigiriya

The boulder-Garden Paintings

Cave-Shrines of the Anuradhapura Period

Relic-Chamber Paintings

Polonnaruva Murals

Late Period Murals

'Impressionism' and 'Idealism'

Origins of the Post-Classic Style

The Central Kandyan Tradition

The Dambulla Cycle

Provincial Kandyan Schools

Evolution of the Southern Tradition

Southern Styles of the 19th Century

The Rock and Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka

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