Cave Temple
Cave 16
- Alternate Title:
- Kailashnatha (Kailasa temple)
- Title:
- Cave Temple
Cave 16 - Collection:
- Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
- Photographer:
- MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
- Date:
- ca. 600-800
- Location:
- Ellora (Maharashtra, India)
- Country:
- India
- ID Number:
- MCD_01622
- Call Number:
- B-Q5 Ell 3.4 Cav16 5-7
- File Name:
- MCD_01622.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Rashtrakuta Dynasty
- Work Type:
- cave temples
- Subject:
- vimanas
Dhvajasthambha
cave temples
Vakataka
Brahmanism
Kailasa - Image View Description:
- Ext.: (from front to back) entrance, Dhvaja Sthamba, Vimana
- Description:
- Brahmanic Cave. Considered to be the culmination of rock-cut temple architecture. Contains the extraordinarily powerful relief of Ravana shaking Mt. Kailasa. Dates: 7th-8th C., probably late 8th C. Built by Krishna of Rashtrakuta dynasty.
- Notes:
- Image and original data maintained by the Cornell University Library. This digital collection is a result of a long-term collaboration between Professor Bonnie G. MacDougall, Department of Architecture and Margaret N. Webster, Director of the George W. & Adelaide Knight Visual Resources Facility in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
- Source:
- MacDougall, R. D.
Grove Dictionary of Art
Harle, James C.
The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent
New York: Penguin Books
1986
Fine Arts Library
N7301.H28
Sivaramamurti, Calambur
The Art of India
New York: H. N. Abrams
1977
Fine Arts Library
N7302.S62 1977 - Repository:
- Bonnie G. MacDougall (original photographs)
- Rights:
- The images in the collection are protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is the Estate of their creator/photographer, Robert “Scotty” MacDougall. Images in the collection were created between roughly 1960-1987, and were digitized by Cornell University Library from a variety of negatives, positives, and slides retained by the Estate of the photographer. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.