Indian Art

Name: Indian Art
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ISBN: 9780714834962

ISBN-10: 0714834963

ISBN-13: 9780714834962

Edition: 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Vidya Dehejia

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This fascinating survey of Indian art is structured within a chronological framework. Subjects discussed include the relationship between art and India's religious traditions, the status of the artist, craftsperson and architect.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/17/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.30" wide x 8.66" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English



Introduction: Mountains, Rivers, People



Experiencing Art: The Viewer, the Art, the Artist



Bricks, Seals and Stone: Into Written History



Stories in Stone: The Popular Appeal of Early Buddhist Art



After Alexander: Indo-Greek Art and the Buddha Image



Into the Mountainside: Cave Monasteries and Cave Temples



'Seeing' the Divine: Image and Temple



Sacred and 'Profane': The Nagara Temple



A Riddle in Stone: Pallava Mamallapuram



Holy Ground: Dravida Chola Temples



God in Their Midst: The Temple City and Festival Bronzes



Linear Abstractions: Art and the Sultans of India



Cosmopolitan Splendour: The City of Vijayanagara



Visions of Paradise: The Luxury of Mughal Art



Palaces and Pavilions: Rajput Mewar



Rome of the Tropics: Churches of Portuguese Goa



Jewels in the Crown: Art in the British Raj


Epilogue: Art and Modernity


Glossary


Religious and Mythical Figures


Major Dynasties and Empires


Key Dates


Map


Further Reading


Index


Acknowledgements