Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery is housed in the palace building of Jagmohan Palace and boasts over 2,000 paintings by famous artists, both Indian and foreign. The gallery has the works of renowned painter Rembrandt, as well as Titan, PP Ruben, Jiladin Ville, Nikolai Roerich, and Aless Caddy. Gunoy's miniature paintings are also housed here. Indian artworks on display include those of such noteworthy painters as Raja Ravi Varma, Rabindranath Tagore, SL Haldankar, Raja Rama Varma, M Veerappa, Ishwardas, and Subbakrishna. The Jagmohan Palace was constructed in 1861 and converted into an art gallery during the period of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. It has a wide variety of glass, chinaware, furniture along with western sculptures, musical instruments and decorative art. Once used as the royal auditorium, it is still open to public.

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