Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This catalogue focuses on the illustrious Tilkayat Govardhanlalji who is considered the most important in Nathdwara’s history. Containing 55 paintings arranged chronologically. The paintings are done by various artists in different media and subject, the common element being Tilkayat Govardhanlalji. They were exhibited in December 2013.
The Indian Portrait - 2
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This catalogue focuses on the illustrious Tilkayat Govardhanlalji who is considered the most important in Nathdwara’s history. Containing 55 paintings arranged chronologically. The paintings are done by various artists in different media and subject, the common element being Tilkayat Govardhanlalji. They were exhibited in December 2013.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This catalogue focuses on the illustrious Tilkayat Govardhanlalji who is considered the most important in Nathdwara’s history. Containing 55 paintings arranged chronologically. The paintings are done by various artists in different media and subject, the common element being Tilkayat Govardhanlalji. They were exhibited in December 2013.
The Indians
Author: Sudhir Kakar
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143066637
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A Compelling Work On The Cultural Character Of The Indian People&Both Provocative And Revealing -Shyam Benegal In Outlook A Remarkably Perceptive Analysis Of Indian Character -Khushwant Singh In This Bold, Illuminating And Superbly Readable Study, India S Foremost Psychoanalyst And Cultural Commentator Sudhir Kakar And Anthropologist Katharina Kakar Investigate The Nature Of Indian-Ness . What Makes An Indian Recognizably So To The Rest Of The World, And, More Importantly, To His Or Her Fellow Indians? For, As The Authors Point Out, Despite Ethnic Differences That Are Characteristic More Of Past Empires Than Modern Nation States, There Is An Underlying Unity In The Great Diversity Of India That Needs To Be Recognized. Looking At What Constitutes A Common Indian Identity, The Authors Examine In Detail The Predominance Of Family, Community And Caste In Our Everyday Lives, Our Attitudes To Sex And Marriage, Our Prejudices, Our Ideas Of The Other (Explored In A Brilliant Chapter On Hindu-Muslim Conflict), And Our Understanding Of Health, Right And Wrong, And Death. In The Final Chapter, They Provide Fascinating Insights Into The Indian Mind, Shaped Largely By The Culture S Dominant, Hindu World View. Drawing Upon Three Decades Of Original Research And Sources As Varied As The Mahabharata, The Kamasutra, The Writings Of Mahatma Gandhi, Bollywood Movies And Popular Folklore, Sudhir And Katharina Kakar Have Produced A Rich And Revealing Portrait Of The Indian People. An Important Book&A Readable And Carefully Considered Statement On The Issue Of Identity Pavan Varma In India Today
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143066637
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A Compelling Work On The Cultural Character Of The Indian People&Both Provocative And Revealing -Shyam Benegal In Outlook A Remarkably Perceptive Analysis Of Indian Character -Khushwant Singh In This Bold, Illuminating And Superbly Readable Study, India S Foremost Psychoanalyst And Cultural Commentator Sudhir Kakar And Anthropologist Katharina Kakar Investigate The Nature Of Indian-Ness . What Makes An Indian Recognizably So To The Rest Of The World, And, More Importantly, To His Or Her Fellow Indians? For, As The Authors Point Out, Despite Ethnic Differences That Are Characteristic More Of Past Empires Than Modern Nation States, There Is An Underlying Unity In The Great Diversity Of India That Needs To Be Recognized. Looking At What Constitutes A Common Indian Identity, The Authors Examine In Detail The Predominance Of Family, Community And Caste In Our Everyday Lives, Our Attitudes To Sex And Marriage, Our Prejudices, Our Ideas Of The Other (Explored In A Brilliant Chapter On Hindu-Muslim Conflict), And Our Understanding Of Health, Right And Wrong, And Death. In The Final Chapter, They Provide Fascinating Insights Into The Indian Mind, Shaped Largely By The Culture S Dominant, Hindu World View. Drawing Upon Three Decades Of Original Research And Sources As Varied As The Mahabharata, The Kamasutra, The Writings Of Mahatma Gandhi, Bollywood Movies And Popular Folklore, Sudhir And Katharina Kakar Have Produced A Rich And Revealing Portrait Of The Indian People. An Important Book&A Readable And Carefully Considered Statement On The Issue Of Identity Pavan Varma In India Today
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.
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.
The Indian Portrait - 9
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171829
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
The ninth exhibition in the Indian Portrait series focuses on the introduction of Parsi portraiture in India and an insight on their art, culture and education etc. Paintings, photographs, CDVs, cabinet card albums, engravings, lithographs, prints & collectibles etc. are the different mediums that helped to preserve history. It contains over 170 portraits and was exhibited in December 2018.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171829
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
The ninth exhibition in the Indian Portrait series focuses on the introduction of Parsi portraiture in India and an insight on their art, culture and education etc. Paintings, photographs, CDVs, cabinet card albums, engravings, lithographs, prints & collectibles etc. are the different mediums that helped to preserve history. It contains over 170 portraits and was exhibited in December 2018.
The Indian Portrait - 10
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171853
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
The tenth exhibition in the series will showcase classical paintings from all across India. The exhibition will cover 300 years and a vast geographic region from Jammu to Thanjavur, allowing viewers to compare how different patrons wished to be remembered and observe how historical events shaped India’s painting traditions.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN: 8193171853
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
The tenth exhibition in the series will showcase classical paintings from all across India. The exhibition will cover 300 years and a vast geographic region from Jammu to Thanjavur, allowing viewers to compare how different patrons wished to be remembered and observe how historical events shaped India’s painting traditions.
Southeastern Indians Life Portraits
Author: Emma Lila Fundaburk
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817310789
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This pictorial classic is a valuable ethnological record of southeastern Indians that also showcases the work of early photographers and artists. A collection of over 350 photographs, paintings, drawings,and woodcuts, Life Portraits offers us an important visual representation of southeastern Indians—at work, at play, in rituals, and in death—when they first encountered Europeans. Studied by historians and archaeologists, as well as museum exhibit designers and costumers, these illustrations provide a wealth of information on native dress and jewelry, house construction, agricultural techniques, warfare, and other aspects of American Indian life. Among the tribes illustrated are Natchez, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, Chitimacha, Timucua, Powhatan, Tuscarora, Caddo, Yuchi, and Shawnee. A special section of the book quotes historic narratives and comments on the life and work of the artists, lithographers, photographers, and engravers who made the originals. Included among these are Jacques le Moyne, John White, Theodore De Bry, Francis Parsons, Joshua Reynolds, John Trumball, George Catlin, John Mix Stanley, Thomas McKenney, and Samuel Waugh. Life Portraits has been a classic title in southeastern archaeology and a staple of bookstores and museum shops around the country since its original publication in 1958. Because the carefully identified illustrations were secured from a wide variety of sources, including the British Museum, the Charleston Museum, the New York Public Library, and the Oklahoma Historical Society, this volume represents the most comprehensiveand widely available record of Indian images. Designed for Americana collections, it will appeal to general readers as well as professional historians and archaeologists.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817310789
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This pictorial classic is a valuable ethnological record of southeastern Indians that also showcases the work of early photographers and artists. A collection of over 350 photographs, paintings, drawings,and woodcuts, Life Portraits offers us an important visual representation of southeastern Indians—at work, at play, in rituals, and in death—when they first encountered Europeans. Studied by historians and archaeologists, as well as museum exhibit designers and costumers, these illustrations provide a wealth of information on native dress and jewelry, house construction, agricultural techniques, warfare, and other aspects of American Indian life. Among the tribes illustrated are Natchez, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, Chitimacha, Timucua, Powhatan, Tuscarora, Caddo, Yuchi, and Shawnee. A special section of the book quotes historic narratives and comments on the life and work of the artists, lithographers, photographers, and engravers who made the originals. Included among these are Jacques le Moyne, John White, Theodore De Bry, Francis Parsons, Joshua Reynolds, John Trumball, George Catlin, John Mix Stanley, Thomas McKenney, and Samuel Waugh. Life Portraits has been a classic title in southeastern archaeology and a staple of bookstores and museum shops around the country since its original publication in 1958. Because the carefully identified illustrations were secured from a wide variety of sources, including the British Museum, the Charleston Museum, the New York Public Library, and the Oklahoma Historical Society, this volume represents the most comprehensiveand widely available record of Indian images. Designed for Americana collections, it will appeal to general readers as well as professional historians and archaeologists.
The Indian Portrait - 4
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
The Mughal documentation is known as the best recorded history of the world. The catalogue is an attempt to showcase the lineage of the Mughal emperors who ruled in India and their heritage, in terms of their lives, pursuits, art, conquests, administration alongwith a peep into their shrewd politics. All works are part of a Mughal Muraqqa compiled by Hakim Ahsanallah Khan, who was the chief adviser of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, in the year 1270 A. H. (1854 A. D.). They were exhibited in October 2014.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
The Mughal documentation is known as the best recorded history of the world. The catalogue is an attempt to showcase the lineage of the Mughal emperors who ruled in India and their heritage, in terms of their lives, pursuits, art, conquests, administration alongwith a peep into their shrewd politics. All works are part of a Mughal Muraqqa compiled by Hakim Ahsanallah Khan, who was the chief adviser of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, in the year 1270 A. H. (1854 A. D.). They were exhibited in October 2014.
The Indian Portrait - 5
Author: Anil Relia
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This catalog details the journey of the academic realism and colonial influence that impacted Raja Ravi Varma’s works and his contemporaries like Rustom Siodia, Pestonji Bomanji, Abalal Rahiman, M V Dhurandhar, A X Trindade, M F Pithawalla, Fyzee Rahamin, Ravi Shankar Raval, Ghasiram Sharma and many others.
Publisher: Archer Art Gallery
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This catalog details the journey of the academic realism and colonial influence that impacted Raja Ravi Varma’s works and his contemporaries like Rustom Siodia, Pestonji Bomanji, Abalal Rahiman, M V Dhurandhar, A X Trindade, M F Pithawalla, Fyzee Rahamin, Ravi Shankar Raval, Ghasiram Sharma and many others.
Portraiture in Early India
Author: Vincent Lefèvre
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900420735X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This book highlights the specificities of Indian portraiture in sculpted and painted images, its relationship with divine images and aims, with the help of textual and epigraphical references, to understand the development of Indian imagery. It questions also the social and religious implications related to this issue.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900420735X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This book highlights the specificities of Indian portraiture in sculpted and painted images, its relationship with divine images and aims, with the help of textual and epigraphical references, to understand the development of Indian imagery. It questions also the social and religious implications related to this issue.