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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
interesting examples of the Hellenistic period. The Roman Art is represented by a huge plaster cast of a statue of Emperor Augustus, a marble copy of a bust of Antoniadaughter of Marc Anthony-and a galvano copy of a silver beaker excavated at Pompeii. Pre-Industrial Period (General)
This room contains a mixture of original works and copies of the arts from 7th8th centuries. The exhibits are divided into four groups viz., middle ages, southern and northern renaissance and Baroque and Rococo period. There are many plaster casts of famous Italian sculptures. Amongst the original pieces, a small Portuguese ivory Madonna, Italian painted majolica, Old Russain headdresses and the embroidered borders of the costume of Madam de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France, deserve special mention.
Industrial Art (General)
Exhibits represnting (i) Classic Art, (ii) Art of the Restoration and the carly liberal period, (iii) Official art of the age of Imperialism and (iv) the beginnings of modern European Art are shown in this section.
Specimens of Wedgwood pottery. vases etc., copied from antique models; cameos and conches, metal plaques and small size reproductions of classicist works by Antonio Canova, and of sculptures by John Gibson, represent classicist art. Various interesting porcelain were from Dresden and other places, Vanetian glass, cut-glass bowls ctc. Italian silver filigree work etc., are amongst the specimens of the Restoration and early liberal Art. "Temptation of Eve", and other original marble sculptures by Felici and Gibbs; small size reproductions of other sculptures; pottery, tile pictures, porcelain and glass in various imitative styles; caskets, boxes, flowers vases in imitation of renaissance silver-ware from Paris, London etc, are the specimens of Imperialistic art. A copy of "Princess Trubetzkoy", by Prince Paul Trubetzkoy and the dancing girl Cureton; colour reproductions of the works of Monet, Pissarro, Van Gogh and others; pottery, porcelain and glass-ware in the new technique and of new shapes, inspired in design by Chinese, Japanese, Persian and other models, but used in a novel sense; and jome pieces of folk art style, represent the beginnings of modern Art.
Prints and Coins Room
This contains examples of all types of Western graphic art, wood cuts, engravngs, mezzotints etc., in original by famous masters such as Durer, Rembrandt, Callot, Della Bella, Hogarth and others.
This room also contains representative specimens from the large numismatic ollection of the Baroda Muscum which includes punch-marked, Andhra, Kushana, shatrapa, tribal and Gupta coins; Ancient Greek and Roman coins, coins of Delhi, Sujarat and Malva Sultans, Mughal coins, coins of medieval Hindu Kingdoms, later lindu and Muslim Indian States and coins of the last two centuries, of various counfics.
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