Download or read book The Classical Tradition in Rajput Painting written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rajput Painting written by Roda Ahluwalia and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To enter the world of Rajput painting is to enter a dream world of fantasy and colour, of heroes and heroines gorgeously attired in brilliant hues, of epic poems and love songs, of courtly majesty and India's romantic past. These beautifully illustrated works convey the spirit of the great Hindu classical tradition that existed in painting, literature and all the arts from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Rajput Paintings explores the historical and art-historical background, focusing on the influence of Mughal painting and the important cult of Krishna. It illustrates and explores themes taken from folk tales and epic literature, erotic and religious poems, myths, legends and music, and provides a unique guide to local styles in the principalities of Rajasthan, central India and the Punjab. The illustrations, taken mainly from the collections of the British Museum and the British Library, include many previously unpublished images.
Download or read book A Study of Bundi School of Painting written by Jiwan Sodhi and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Indian Painting written by Krishna Chaitanya and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1976 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Four Centuries of Rajput Painting written by Vicky Ducrot and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable catalogue represents one of the richest-known repertoires of Indian painting, as it documents almost all the schools of painting in India, and in particular those of the Rajput courts. The most significant miniatures come from the courts of the three main dynasties of Rajasthan, those of the Sisodia, Rathore, and Kachwaha clans. The collection also contains important examples of Mughal and Deccan painting, a group of thirty-six Pahari pictures and paintings from Central India. The volume presents, through stunning images, a lavish selection of pictorial illustrations of sacred and literary texts, documenting the stylistic features and choices of theme of various cultural and religious areas of India between the sixteenth and eighteenth-centuries. But it also provides important information on the painters, customs, and cultural interests of the different royal courts and on the types of text illustrated. It's an invaluable aid for anyone who wishes to get to know and understand the multifaceted art of the Indian subcontinent.
Download or read book Hindu Divinities written by Ilona Deak-Ebner Ellinger and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is beautifully illustrated with drawings of Indian Art by the author. The text gives the reader a good understanding of the symbols and iconography of Hindu Art, which can be very confusing at times.
Download or read book Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals written by Crispin Branfoot and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early seventeenth century of portraits of identifiable individuals, unprecedented in both South Asia and the Islamic world. Appearing at a time of increasing contact between Europe and Asia, portraits from the reigns of the great Mughal emperor-patrons Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan are among the best-known paintings produced in South Asia. In the following centuries portraiture became more widespread in the visual culture of South Asia, especially in the rich and varied traditions of painting, but also in sculpture and later prints and photography. This collection seeks to understand the intended purpose of a range of portrait traditions in South Asia and how their style, setting and representation may have advanced a range of aesthetic, social and political functions. The chapters range across a wide historical period, exploring ideals of portraiture in Sanskrit and Persian literature, the emergence and political symbolism of Mughal portraiture, through to the paintings of the Rajput courts, sculpture in Tamil temples and the transformation of portraiture in colonial north India and post-independence Pakistan. This specially commissioned collection of studies from a strong list of established scholars and rising stars makes a significant contribution to South Asian history, art and visual culture.
Download or read book From the Courts of India written by Worcester Art Museum and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classical Traditions and Modern Meanings written by Stefan Sperl and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1996 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Indian Painting Rajasthani Traditions written by Krishna Chaitanya and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1992-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divine Pleasures written by Terence McInerney and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the finest holdings of Indian art in the West, the Kronos Collections are particularly distinguished for paintings made between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries for the Indian royal courts in Rajasthan and the Punjab Hills. These outstanding works, many of which are published and illustrated here for the first time, are characterized by their brilliant colors and vivid, powerful depictions of scenes from Hindu epics, mystical legends, and courtly life. They also present a new way of seeking the divine through a form of personal devotion—known as bhakti—that had permeated India’s Hindu community. While explaining the gods, demons, lovers, fantastical creatures, and mystical symbols that are central to literature and worship, this publication celebrates the diverse styles and traditions of Indian painting. Divine Pleasures features an informative entry for each work and two essays by scholar Terence McInerney that together outline the history of Indian painting and the Rajput courts, providing fresh insights and interpretations. Also included are a personal essay by expert and collector Steven M. Kossak and an examination of Hindu epic and myth in Mughal painting, which lays important foundations for Rajput painting, by curator Navina Najat Haidar. Through their research and observations, the authors deepen our understanding and underscore the significance of Indian painting. Divine Pleasures presents a nuanced view of a way of life intimately tied to the seasons, the arts, and the divine.
Download or read book Magbook Indian History for Civil services prelims state PCS other Competitive Exam 2022 written by Janmenjay Sahni and published by Arihant Publications India limited. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Magbook series deals with the preliminary examinations for civil series. 2. It’s a 2 in 1 series offers advantages of both Magazine and book. 3. The entire syllabus of Indian History divided into 29 Chapters. 4. Focuses on the Topics and Trends of question asked in Previous Years? Questions. 5. Offers Chapterwise Practice and well detailed explanations the previous Years? questions. 6. More than 3000 MCQs for the revision of the topics. 7. 5 Practice sets and 2 Previous Years solved Papers sets for thorough practice. 8. The book uses easy language for quick understanding. Fresh and New like a Magazine, Deep & Comprehensive like a book… Here’s presenting the revised edition of Magbook Indian History that is designed to provide complete syllabus of general studies’ portion of the UPSC and State PCS examination. Serving as resource book, it proves to be an extremely useful tool for the aspirants as the book is divided into 29 chapters covering all the topics in a concise and note format. Apart from paying attention to theories, sheer focus is given to the topics & trends of Questions provided in previous years’ civil services exams, Chapterwise practice questions are also mentioned to help students in easy remembrance and quick revision and lastly, Subjectwise detailed explanations of previous civil services exams. Including topical coverage of syllabus and previous years’ questions with more than 3000 MCQs, this Magbook of Indian History is a must for civil services (Pre) Examination, state PCS and other competitive exams. TOC ancient, medieval and modern history: The Stone Age, Indus Valley civilisation, the Vedic age, The first territorial states, the religious movement of Mahajanapadas age, The Mauryan empire, the Sangam age, post Mauryan period (200 BC - AD 300), The Gupta age, The post: Gupta era (AD 550 -750), the Sultanate of Delhi, provincial kingdoms, religious movement, the Mughal empire, the Maratha empire, Mughal decline and rise of regional states, emergence of European powers in India, tribal and peasant uprisings, Governor generals and Viceroys, development of modern education and press, revolt of 1857, Social and religion reforms, movements, growth of nationalism and struggle for independence (1885 - 1919), struggle for independence second Phase (1919 - 1927), struggle for independence third Phase (1927-1939), struggle for forth Phase (1940-1947), religion and philosophy, music, dance, theatre, and festivals, Indian architecture and festivals, Indian architecture and painting schools, chronological Panorama of Ind ian history, glossary, practice sets (1-5), previous years’ solved papers set 1, Previous years’ solved papers set 2.
Download or read book Views of Difference written by Catherine King and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Views of Difference: Different Views of Art is the fifth of six books in the series Art and its Histories, which form the main texts of an Open University course. The course has been designed for students who are new to the discipline but will also appeal to those who have undertaken some study in this area. This fifth volume focuses both on the creation and critique of 'western' viewpoints on art and its histories, and on the idea of cultural difference entailed in the concept of 'non-western' art.
Download or read book Divine Images Human Visions written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by Bayeux Arts, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 150 exquisite color illustrations and text make this account of one of North America's finest South Asian art collections an invaluable guide.
Download or read book Inquisitive Social Sciences For Class 8 written by KIRAN ASHOK KUMAR and published by S. Chand Publishing. This book was released on with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The series, Inquisitive Social Sciences for classes VI, VII & VIII, meets the requirements of the new NCERT Upper Primary syllabus and the guidelines of the New National Curriculum Framework (NCF). The books are suitable for all schools affiliated to CBSE, emphasising the role played by Social Sciences in helping children to understand the world in which they live.
Download or read book The Art of Cloth in Mughal India written by Sylvia Houghteling and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When a rich man in seventeenth-century South Asia enjoyed a peaceful night's sleep, he imagined himself enveloped in a velvet sleep. In the poetic imagination of the time, the fine dew of early evening was like a thin cotton cloth from Bengal, and woolen shawls of downy pashmina sent by the Mughal emperors to their trusted noblemen approximated the soft hand of the ruler on the vassal's shoulder. Textiles in seventeenth-century South Asia represented more than cloth to their makers and users. They simulated sensory experience, from natural, environmental conditions to intimate, personal touch. The Art of Cloth in Mughal India is the first art historical account of South Asian textiles from the early modern era. Author Sylvia Houghteling resurrects a truth that seventeenth-century world citizens knew, but which has been forgotten in the modern era: South Asian cloth ranked among the highest forms of art in the global hierarchy of luxury goods, and had a major impact on culture and communication. While studies abound in economic history about the global trade in Indian textiles that flourished from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, they rarely engage with the material itself and are less concerned with the artistic-and much less the literary and social-significance of the taste for cloth. This book is richly illustrated with images of textiles, garments, and paintings that are held in little-known collections and have rarely, if ever, been published. Rather than rely solely on records of European trading companies, Houghteling draws upon poetry in local languages and integrates archival research from unpublished royal Indian inventories to tell a new history of this material culture, one with a far more balanced view of its manufacture and use, as well as its purchase and trade"--
Download or read book Poetry of Kings written by Allison Busch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth study of the classical Hindi tradition brings the world of Mughal-era poetry and court culture alive for an English readership. Allison Busch draws on the perspectives of literary, social, and intellectual history to elucidate one of premodern India's most significant textual traditions, documenting the dramatic rise of a new type of professional Hindi writer while providing critical insight into the motives that animated this literary community and its patrons.Busch examines how riti literature served as an important aesthetic and political resource in the richly multicultural world of Mughal India, and provides, for the first time in a Western language, a detailed study of the fascinating oeuvre of Keshavdas, whose seminal Rasikpriya (Handbook for poetry connoisseurs, 1591) was the catalyst for a new Hindi classicism that attracted a spectacular following in the leading courts of early modern India. The circulation of Hindi literature among diverse communities during this period is testament to a remarkable pluralism that cannot be understood in terms of the nationalist logic that has constrained modern Hindi and Urdu to be "Hindu" and "Muslim" languages since the nineteenth century. With the cultural reforms ushered in by colonialism, north Indians repudiated the classical traditions of the courtly past, a complex process given extended treatment in the final chapter.Busch provides valuable insight into more than two centuries of Hindi courtly culture. Poetry of Kings also showcases the importance of bringing precolonial archives into dialogue with current debates of postcolonial theory.
