Indian Court Painting, 16th-19th Century
Title | Indian Court Painting, 16th-19th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Kossak |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | 154 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Miniature painting, Indic |
ISBN | 0870997823 |
A catalogue to accompany an exhibit held at the museum from March to July 1997. Color reproductions of 83 paintings are presented chronologically rather than in the usual separate sections on Mughal, Deccani, Rijput, and Pahari traditions. Kossak, associate curator of Asian art at the museum, offers an introductory essay. Distributed in the US by Harry N. Abrams. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Indian Court Painting, 16th-19th Century
Title | Indian Court Painting, 16th-19th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Kossak |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art New York |
Total Pages | 142 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780870997839 |
A catalogue to accompany an exhibit held at the museum from March to July 1997. Color reproductions of 83 paintings are presented chronologically rather than in the usual separate sections on Mughal, Deccani, Rijput, and Pahari traditions. Kossak, associate curator of Asian art at the museum, offers an introductory essay. Distributed in the US by Harry N. Abrams. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Court Paintings of India, 16th-19th Centuries
Title | Court Paintings of India, 16th-19th Centuries PDF eBook |
Author | Pratapaditya Pal |
Publisher | New York : Navin Kumar |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Wonder of the Age
Title | Wonder of the Age PDF eBook |
Author | John Guy |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Painters |
ISBN | 1588394301 |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 28, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012.
Court & Courtship
Title | Court & Courtship PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremiah P. Losty |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9789389136630 |
Features in-depth commentary on 90 superb paintings by the eminent art historian J.P. Losty - Many of the paintings offer fascinating insights into Indian attire and fabrics, as they were acquired for the textiles and costumes they illustrate - Showcasing a curated selection of Indian miniature paintings, this book is a feast for the eye for lovers of Indian painting Court & Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the TAPI Collection is a study of Indian paintings in which the author J.P. Losty explores the well-trod highways and the lesser-known byways of miniature paintings, put together by the well-known textile collectors, Praful and Shilpa Shah. Starting with a splendid 16th-century painting from the early Rajput Bhagvata Purana, readers will savor the variety of Mughal and other portraits of emperors, princes, courtiers, and of royal elephants and horses. Courtly pictures include several from the Deccan, Rajasthan, Central India, and the northern hills. Resplendent ladies in 18th and 19th-century attire adorn the pages, as do paintings acquired for the textiles and costumes they illustrate - jamas, paijamas, angarkhas, turbans, odhnis, patkas, canopies, and qanats. Representing the classic texts of Sanskrit and Hindi literature are stunning examples from a 17th-century ragamala, the Shangri Ramayana, the Gita Govinda, Harivamsha, and Rasikapriya. Two of the most impressive paintings ever to come out of Nathdwara are featured here, from the hands of master artists Sukhdev Gaur and Ghasiram Sharma. Showcasing 90 superb images, this collection is sure to be of interest to lovers of Indian art.
An Introduction to Indian Court Painting
Title | An Introduction to Indian Court Painting PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Topsfield |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 56 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Realms of Earth and Sky
Title | Realms of Earth and Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel James Ehnbom |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Catalog accompanies exhibition which documents painting on cloth and paper and explores themes such as portraiture, book illustration, and religious and literary texts. An overarching theme is the stylistic relationship between Mughal and Rajput painting. The miniature paintings are a feast for the eye, opulent in color yet delicately sensuous.