Art Depicted in Art
'Art Depicted in Art' collects together all, or as many as found, of the paintings that depict 'art objects' in the composition. Sometimes the process of painting is highlighted in a narrative vignette, or sculpture arranged on a shrine, or sculpture in a small temple. This page is about two-dimensional and three dimensional art represented and depicted in paintings. Sometimes it is difficult to find the vignette, or visual scene, where the art object is depicted. Look carefully and the art within the art will be found.
The painting of the 16th Karmapa is painting following photography. The painting was done from a black and white photograph. Another painting, this time of the 13th Karmapa is painting following sculpture. The image at the top center of the composition is a depiction of a famous metal cast sculpture by the 10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje.