In the realm of gods and kings : arts of India / edited by Andrew Topsfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Topsfield, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Indic--Catalogs.

Art, Indic.

Kings and rulers in art.

Hindu gods in art--Catalogs.

Hindu gods in art.

Kings and rulers in art--Catalogs.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

416 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Philip Wilson ; New York : Distributed in North America by Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

Celebrating the wealth and diversity of the arts of India created for the life of courts and temples from 1000 BC to the twentieth century, this book includes short background essays describing aspects of Indian life related to the works. Each work is appraised by an expert in the field and information includes narrative episodes from the epics, iconographic symbolism, and religious, social and other contextual information. An extensive and authoritative introduction rationalizes the thematic arrangement of the book. Many of the paintings and objects shown are privately owned and others have been donated to the Metropolitan Museum by the collector. Each work is fully illustrated and most of these have not been previously published.

Contents:

In the realm of Gods

Nature

The temple

Shiva

Vishnu

Rama

Krishna

Goddesses

Saints & sadhus

In the realm of kings

Courtly life

The hunt

Royal portraits

Couples & women

Courtly manuscripts.

Notes:

Art works from the Cynthia Hazen Polsky collection and the Metropolitan Museu of Art, New York.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-410) and index.

ISBN:

0856675938

0856675873

OCLC:

56645288

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