Thursday, August 27, 2009

Madras week- Day 5
Exhibition on rare aquatints, etchings and engravings!
Venue: Vennirul art gallery, Eldams Road, Chennai



Its an exhibition that shows the shapes of our various places(mostly from Kerala and Tamil Nadu) some 250-300 years back, nothing much.

Like,
Cochin on coast of Malabar in 1772,line engraving with etching


Cochin in 1665, that time a Dutch state,Still if you go to Fort Kochi, U can see glimpses of European life!



Cranganore, now Kannur in 1672, line engraving with etching



Calicut on coast of Malabar in 1772,line engraving with etching




Darbar of Raja of Travancore, engraved and etched!


Panorama of Madras in 1830!

So one full week with exhibitions. I think I will be alright by Weekend!

No comments: