Pleasure Gardens of the Mind: Indian Paintings from the Jane Greenough Collection

Author: Mr Pratapaditya Pal, Stephen Markel, Associate Professor Janice Leoshko, & 0 More

ISBN: 978-8185822150

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Book Overview

Indian paintings often depict a complete world, a world constructed rather than depicted realistically and sometimes a completely imaginary one. Divided thematically into religious, romantic, musical, and courtly subjects, the paintings in this book provide glimpses into some of the many worlds painted by Rajput and Mughal artists in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Pleasure Gardens of the Mind documents an exhibition at the Los Angeles Couuty Museum of Art chosen from the collection of Jane Greenough Green to demonstrate some of the richness and stylistic variety of the Indian pictorial tradition. The book begins with a brief overview of Indian painting, followed by the four thematic groupings. Sectional introductions discuss the nature of religious paintings, pictures of human and divine lovers, musical modes given visible form, and the painted worlds of courtiers and kings. Individual entries describe the subject and style and discuss the dates and locations of each painting's production. Rather than merely presenting a chronology of styles or schools, the book's thematic organization assists in understanding subjects unique in Indian art as well as how subjects found in many painting traditions, such as pictures of animals, were expressed in various Indian schools

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 160 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-8185822150.

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• You’ll love this book if you enjoy art that opens doors to imagined worlds. As a beautifully produced exhibition catalogue, it combines scholarly insight with visual pleasure, guiding you through religious, romantic, musical, and courtly themes in Indian painting. You get clear context, expert commentary, and close looking—perfect for deepening your understanding of Mughal and Rajput art while enjoying a premium, museum-quality reference you’ll return to again and again.
• Published by Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 160.

Catalog Description

Indian paintings often depict a complete world, a world constructed rather than depicted realistically and sometimes a completely imaginary one. Divided thematically into religious, romantic, musical, and courtly subjects, the paintings in this book provide glimpses into some of the many worlds painted by Rajput and Mughal artists in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Pleasure Gardens of the Mind documents an exhibition at the Los Angeles Couuty Museum of Art chosen from the collection of Jane Greenough Green to demonstrate some of the richness and stylistic variety of the Indian pictorial tradition. The book begins with a brief overview of Indian painting, followed by the four thematic...

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