Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171802
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This exhibition catalogue covers the art of portraiture which flourished in the royal courts of Rajasthan. Rajput rulers, warriors, heads of religious institutions and rich and influential merchants were the major patrons or art and had their portraits painted for visual documentation, political gifts and also as valuable art objects.
The Indian Portrait - 8
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171802
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This exhibition catalogue covers the art of portraiture which flourished in the royal courts of Rajasthan. Rajput rulers, warriors, heads of religious institutions and rich and influential merchants were the major patrons or art and had their portraits painted for visual documentation, political gifts and also as valuable art objects.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171802
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This exhibition catalogue covers the art of portraiture which flourished in the royal courts of Rajasthan. Rajput rulers, warriors, heads of religious institutions and rich and influential merchants were the major patrons or art and had their portraits painted for visual documentation, political gifts and also as valuable art objects.
Portrait of India
Author: Ved Mehta
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241505011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Returning to 1960s' India after decades beyond its borders, Ved Mehta explores his native country with two sets of eyes: those of the man educated in the West, and those of the child raised under the Raj. Travelling from the Himalayas in the east to Kerala in the west, Ved Mehta's observations and insights into India and some of its most interesting figures - including Indira Gandhi, Jaya Prakash Narayan and Satyajit Ray - create one of the twentieth century's most thought-provoking travel memoirs.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241505011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Returning to 1960s' India after decades beyond its borders, Ved Mehta explores his native country with two sets of eyes: those of the man educated in the West, and those of the child raised under the Raj. Travelling from the Himalayas in the east to Kerala in the west, Ved Mehta's observations and insights into India and some of its most interesting figures - including Indira Gandhi, Jaya Prakash Narayan and Satyajit Ray - create one of the twentieth century's most thought-provoking travel memoirs.
The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860
Author: Rosemary Crill
Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9788189995379
Category : Portrait painting, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The role of the portrait in India between 1560 and 1860 served as an official chronicle or eye-witness account, as a means of revealing the intimate moments of everyday life, and as a tool for propaganda. Yet the proliferation and mastery of Indian portraiture in the Mughal and Rajput courts brought a new level of artistry and style to the genre.
Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9788189995379
Category : Portrait painting, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The role of the portrait in India between 1560 and 1860 served as an official chronicle or eye-witness account, as a means of revealing the intimate moments of everyday life, and as a tool for propaganda. Yet the proliferation and mastery of Indian portraiture in the Mughal and Rajput courts brought a new level of artistry and style to the genre.
India
Author: Patrick French
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141041579
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Patrick French brings one of the globe's most dynamic nations springing to life. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the country, sensitivity to its subtler nuances and a wealth of research.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141041579
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Patrick French brings one of the globe's most dynamic nations springing to life. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the country, sensitivity to its subtler nuances and a wealth of research.
Indian Court Painting, 16th-19th Century
Author: Steven Kossak
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870997823
Category : Miniature painting, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
A catalogue to accompany an exhibit held at the museum from March to July 1997. Color reproductions of 83 paintings are presented chronologically rather than in the usual separate sections on Mughal, Deccani, Rijput, and Pahari traditions. Kossak, associate curator of Asian art at the museum, offers an introductory essay. Distributed in the US by Harry N. Abrams. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870997823
Category : Miniature painting, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
A catalogue to accompany an exhibit held at the museum from March to July 1997. Color reproductions of 83 paintings are presented chronologically rather than in the usual separate sections on Mughal, Deccani, Rijput, and Pahari traditions. Kossak, associate curator of Asian art at the museum, offers an introductory essay. Distributed in the US by Harry N. Abrams. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Indian Portrait - 11
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8194299306
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
The eleventh exhibition featuring photographs by Jyoti Bhatt, capturing his life and of his contemporaries through Portraits.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8194299306
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
The eleventh exhibition featuring photographs by Jyoti Bhatt, capturing his life and of his contemporaries through Portraits.
History Of Ancient India (portraits Of A Nation), 1/e
Author: Kapur
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788120749108
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788120749108
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Indian Miniature Painting
Author: Anjan Chakraverty
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9788174363343
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book journeys through the development and decline of the schools of Indian miniature painting. The represented masterpieces bear testimony to the genius of the painters. Of special interest is the context, portrayed through contemporary literature and chronicles that throw light on the lives of these master artists.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9788174363343
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book journeys through the development and decline of the schools of Indian miniature painting. The represented masterpieces bear testimony to the genius of the painters. Of special interest is the context, portrayed through contemporary literature and chronicles that throw light on the lives of these master artists.
Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames
Author: Jael Miriam Silliman
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584653059
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A riveting family portrait of four generations of Jewish women from Calcutta.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584653059
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A riveting family portrait of four generations of Jewish women from Calcutta.
The Indian Portrait - 3
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The third catalog in the series of Indian Portraits focusing on printed portraits. There are over 150 portraits, from earliest being printed in 1580 all the way up to 1948. The printed portraits in different graphic media include woodcut, copper engraving, steel engraving, wood engraving, lithograph & chromolithograph. They were exhibited at Surat in March 2014 and at Ahmedabad in August 2014.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The third catalog in the series of Indian Portraits focusing on printed portraits. There are over 150 portraits, from earliest being printed in 1580 all the way up to 1948. The printed portraits in different graphic media include woodcut, copper engraving, steel engraving, wood engraving, lithograph & chromolithograph. They were exhibited at Surat in March 2014 and at Ahmedabad in August 2014.