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India, with its extensive and colourful history, has produced an artistic tradition in many forms: architecture, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, mosaics, and artisan products all display the country's cultural, religious and philosophical richness. From Hinduism, with its pantheon of imagery of gods, goddesses, animals and many other figures, to Islam, with its astounding architecture and intricate calligraphy, the many facets of India have given rise to a fascinating and beautiful collection of artworks.
Featuring incredible images and a text written by a renowned scholar on the subject, this work offers an in-depth look at the masterpieces of India, showcasing this fascinating country and her artists and covering a wide range of styles and techniques.
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Length8 hrs 28 mins
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Publish dateMay 8, 2012
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Vincent Arthur Smith
2Author: Vincent A. Smith
3List of Illustrations
4India and its Art
5in contradistinction to the spirit of
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6deprives it of all interest as a phase of fine art, the
7the Four Guardians Gods of
8the East, Virulhaka, king of
9the illusion (maya) of
10gathering of an evening for the evening meal, they
11the iconographical literature of
12The Mauryan Period
13The Early Period
14Architecture
15Sculpture
16Two massive square pillars, one on either side, 14
17dants and the trisula emblem.
18and silvan scenes, processions, sieges, adoration of
19trees and topes, and groups of ordinary and extraor-
20The Kushan, Later Satavahna, and Ikshvaku Periods
21Mathura
22Amaravati
23The Gupta Period
24T he displacement of the Arsacid by the Sassanian dynasty
25The Medieval Period in the North of India
26Architecture: Cave-Temples and Temples
27number of figures varies from two to four in each.
28between two men, and so on in successive panels.
29The free and picturesque composition from Ellora
30Mahadeva in his terrible form; and a more vivid
31picture of the terrific a very diseased imagination
32(small drum) as if
33to share in the gore of its victim; behind her head
34the Aryavarta style by reason of
35the evolution of
36Sculpture: Medieval and Modern Objects
37Takes heat and cold, pleasure and pain; abides
38Painting: The Early Schools (Ajanta Caves)
39A lady of rank sits on a couch leaning her left arm
40the verandah of
41For the purposes of art-education no better
42unreal, unnatural, and therefore incapable of
43development.
44The Medieval Period in the South of India
45the earliest of
46Sculpture and Bronzes
47The façade of this hall, like that of almost all the great
48Foreign Influences: The Early and Medieval Periods
49The Islamic Period
50The Indo-Islamic Styles of Architecture