| Publication |
London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1997.
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| Description |
447pWhite Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
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.
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| Contents |
1. Experiencing Art: The Viewer, the Art, the Artist
2. Bricks, Seals and Stone: Into Written History
3. Stories in Stone: The Popular Appeal of Early Buddhist Art
4. After Alexander: Indo-Greek Art and the Buddha Image
5. Into the Mountainside: Cave Monasteries and Cave Temples
6. 'Seeing' the Divine: Image and Temple
7. Sacred and 'Profane': The Nagara Temple
8. A Riddle in Stone: Pallava Mamallapuram
9. Holy Ground: Dravida Chola Temples
10. God in Their Midst: The Temple City and Festival Bronzes
11. Linear Abstractions: Art and the Sultans of India
12. Cosmopolitan Splendour: The City of Vijayanagara
13. Visions of Paradise: The Luxury of Mughal Art
14. Palaces and Pavilions: Rajput Mewar
15. Rome of the Tropics: Churches of Portuguese Goa
16. Jewels in the Crown: Art in the British Raj
Religious and Mythical Figures
Major Dynasties and Empires.
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| Standard Number |
0714834963 Pb.
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