Rattanakosin Buddhist art emerged from the ashes of Ayutthaya, but it was never simply a new beginning. From the brief Thonburi period to the establishment of Bangkok in 1782, artists and royal patrons carried forward the visual traditions of late Ayutthaya while deliberately reviving the artistic heritage of earlier Siam. Ancient Buddha images were brought to the new capital from Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Lopburi and other centres, inspiring a remarkable revival of historical st