Indian painting : from cave temples to the colonial period / Joan Cummins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cummins, Joan, 1965- author.

Contributor:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic.

Miniature painting, Indic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages) : 129 color illustrations, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : MFA Publications, [2006]

Summary:

"From refined portraits of resplendent maharajas to earthy depictions of divine rogues cavorting with milkmaids, Indian miniature paintings depict the world as it should be: radiant, plentiful and passionate. These manuscript illustrations combine vibrant color with exquisite delicacy, offering immediate impact while also rewarding lengthy examination. This fascinating volume presents the art form for non-specialists, surveying the most notable styles and periods of Indian painting and offering an introduction to the legends and historic personalities that inspire its entertaining subjects. The text covers such diverse topics as scriptures written on palm leaves, likenesses of favorite animals, images inspired by music, techniques and materials, and Indian reactions to European art. The Museum of Fine Art Boston's collection of Indian paintings, assembled by the esteemed scholar A. K. Coomaraswamy, is justly renowned as one of the finest in the world, and Indian Painting, one of the only readily available comprehensive histories of the subject, is the first book since Coomaraswamy's seminal catalogues of the 1920s to draw so extensively on the MFA's collection. It includes 120 of the most remarkable pieces, many of which are reproduced in color for the first time"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction: Better world

1: Indian painting before the creation of the Mughal Atelier

2: Manuscript painting under the Mughal emperors

3: Manuscript painting in the Deccan

4: Introduction to Rajput manuscript painting

5: Manuscript painting in Rajasthan and adjacent areas

6: Manuscript painting in the Punjab Hills

Epilogue: Manuscript painting in the colonial period

Appendix: Techniques and materials of Indian manuscript painting

Map of India

Notes

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Suggested reading

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on August 2, 2021).

Includes bibliographical references (page 238) and index.

ISBN:

9780300260519

0300260512

OCLC:

607814705