Indian Art A&i

Indian Art A&i

by Vidya Dehejia
ISBN-10:
0714834963
ISBN-13:
9780714834962
Pub. Date:
12/28/1997
Publisher:
Phaidon Press
ISBN-10:
0714834963
ISBN-13:
9780714834962
Pub. Date:
12/28/1997
Publisher:
Phaidon Press
Indian Art A&i

Indian Art A&i

by Vidya Dehejia
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Overview

In this comprehensive survey Vidya Dehejia, a leading authority on Indian art, explains and analyses not only such key early developments as the great cities of the Indus civilization, the serene Buddha image, the intriguing art of cave sites and sophisticated temple-building traditions, but also the luxury of the Mughal court, the palaces and pavilions of Rajasthan, the churches of Portuguese Goa, art in the British Raj, and issues taking art into the twenty-first century. Using a contextual approach, the book considers the meaning of the word 'art' in the Indian cultural milieu, the relationship between art and the subcontinent's religious traditions, the status of artists and the impact of trade and travel on artistic development. The only full and up-to-date history of the subcontinent's artistic heritage, this is an essential introduction for the student, traveller and general reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780714834962
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Publication date: 12/28/1997
Series: Art and Ideas Series
Edition description: REV
Pages: 448
Sales rank: 367,069
Product dimensions: 6.37(w) x 8.75(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction: Mountains, Rivers, People4
1Experiencing Art: The Viewer, the Art, the Artist9
2Bricks, Seals and Stone: Into Written History23
3Stories in Stone: The Popular Appeal of Early Buddhist Art49
4After Alexander: Indo-Greek Art and the Buddha Image77
5Into the Mountainside: Cave Monasteries and Cave Temples101
6'Seeing' the Divine: Image and Temple135
7Sacred and 'Profane': The Nagara Temple153
8A Riddle in Stone: Pallava Mamallapuram183
9Holy Ground: Dravida Chola Temples205
10God in Their Midst: The Temple City and Festival Bronzes229
11Linear Abstractions: Art and the Sultans of India247
12Cosmopolitan Splendour: The City of Vijayanagara273
13Visions of Paradise: The Luxury of Mughal Art297
14Palaces and Pavilions: Rajput Mewar335
15Rome of the Tropics: Churches of Portuguese Goa363
16Jewels in the Crown: Art in the British Raj377
Epilogue: Art and Modernity407
Glossary426
Religious and Mythical Figures429
Major Dynasties and Empires430
Key Dates432
Map435
Further Reading436
Index441
Acknowledgements446
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