Painting the Mughal experience [Book] / Som Prakash Verma.

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Verma, Som Prakash, 1942-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi ; : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: xii, 185 p., 36 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:

9780195667561
0195667565 :

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DDC classification:

759.9954

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759.9954

Summary: The relationship between art and the social, cultural, and political institutions that sustain it provides insights into the life ans times of patrons and artists of any period in history.In this beautiful book Verma uses a thematic approach to the history of Mughal painting, to provide an accessible unfolding of this valuable traditon. Portraiture, the depiction of nature, and the illustration of margins in manuscripts - considered significant facets of Mughal painting - are looked at closely. Technical skills, motifs, and the symbolism so cahracteristic of this period are also discussed extensively. This volume also analyzes the influence of European Renaissance art on Mughal painting (Back cover).

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The relationship between art and the social, cultural, and political institutions that sustain it provides insights into the life ans times of patrons and artists of any period in history.In this beautiful book Verma uses a thematic approach to the history of Mughal painting, to provide an accessible unfolding of this valuable traditon. Portraiture, the depiction of nature, and the illustration of margins in manuscripts - considered significant facets of Mughal painting - are looked at closely. Technical skills, motifs, and the symbolism so cahracteristic of this period are also discussed extensively. This volume also analyzes the influence of European Renaissance art on Mughal painting (Back cover).

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