Real Birds in Imagined Gardens

Real Birds in Imagined Gardens
Author :
Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 120
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781606065181
ISBN-13 : 1606065181
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Real Birds in Imagined Gardens by : Kavita Singh

Download or read book Real Birds in Imagined Gardens written by Kavita Singh and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounts of paintings produced during the Mughal dynasty (1526–1857) tend to trace a linear, “evolutionary” path and assert that, as European Renaissance prints reached and influenced Mughal artists, these artists abandoned a Persianate style in favor of a European one. Kavita Singh counters these accounts by demonstrating that Mughal painting did not follow a single arc of stylistic evolution. Instead, during the reigns of the emperors Akbar and Jahangir, Mughal painting underwent repeated cycles of adoption, rejection, and revival of both Persian and European styles. Singh’s subtle and original analysis suggests that the adoption and rejection of these styles was motivated as much by aesthetic interest as by court politics. She contends that Mughal painters were purposely selective in their use of European elements. Stylistic influences from Europe informed some aspects of the paintings, including the depiction of clothing and faces, but the symbolism, allusive practices, and overall composition remained inspired by Persian poetic and painterly conventions. Closely examining magnificent paintings from the period, Singh unravels this entangled history of politics and style and proposes new ways to understand the significance of naturalism and stylization in Mughal art.


Real Birds in Imagined Gardens Related Books

Real Birds in Imagined Gardens
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Kavita Singh
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-07 - Publisher: Getty Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Accounts of paintings produced during the Mughal dynasty (1526–1857) tend to trace a linear, “evolutionary” path and assert that, as European Renaissance
Qajar Portraits
Language: en
Pages: 108
Authors: Julian Raby
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Qajar Portraits is a beautifully-illustrated, comprehensive overview of Qajar imperial portraiture. The items, which include several of the most important works
Esther's Children
Language: en
Pages: 490
Authors: Houman Sarshar
Categories: Iran
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Peerless Images
Language: en
Pages: 386
Authors: Vice-President Eleanor G Sims
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is the first survey of the figural arts of the Iranian world from prehistoric times to the early twentieth century ever to consider themes, rather tha
Royal Persian Paintings
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Basil William Robinson
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Iranian art of the Qajar period (1779-1925) has long been neglected and is little understood. This beautifully illustrated book for the first time comprehensive