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Epic tales from ancient India : paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art / edited by Marika Sardar.

Fine Arts Library ND1452.I4 S26 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
San Diego Museum of Art, author, organizer, host institution.
Contributor:
Sardar, Marika, editor.
Princeton University. Art Museum, host institution.
Blanton Museum of Art, host institution.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Binney, Edwin, 1925-1986--Art collections--Exhibitions.
Binney, Edwin.
Binney, Edwin, 1925-1986.
San Diego Museum of Art--Exhibitions.
San Diego Museum of Art.
Narrative painting, Indic--Exhibitions.
Narrative painting, Indic.
Indic literature--Illustrations--Exhibitions.
Indic literature.
Painting--Private collections--California--San Diego--Exhibitions.
Painting.
Art museums.
Painting--Private collections.
California--San Diego.
Genre:
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.
Pictures.
Physical Description:
160 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Place of Publication:
[San Diego] : San Diego Museum of Art, [2016]
Summary:
"Exploring the topic of narrativity in Indian art, this beautiful and deeply researched book considers illustrations to the Bhagavata Purana, the Ramayana, the Ragamala, and a range of texts in the Persian language, notably the Shahnama. Featuring stunning reproductions of paintings made between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries from the Edwin Binney 3rd Collection at The San Diego Museum of Art, the publication includes thorough and fascinating explanations of the narrative of each text, including how that narrative is visually conveyed. Essays examine why these particular stories are so enduring, why patrons may have chosen to have a copy of a particular text made for their own collections, and how artists responded to the challenge of creating new versions of venerable classics"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Indian Painting and the Art of Storytelling / Marika Sardar
Incarnations of the Bhagavata / Neeraja Poddar
The Ramayana and Other Tales of Rama / Marika Sardar
Stories of Music, Love, and the Seasons: Ragamala Paintings / Marika Sardar
Persian-Language Literature in India / Qamar Adamjee
The Shahmana in India / Alka Patel.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780300223729
0300223722
OCLC:
946481813

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