{"product_id":"mughal-occidentalism-artistic-encounters-between-europe-and-asia-at-the-courts-of-india-1580-1630-9789004371095","title":"Mughal Occidentalism: Artistic Encounters between Europe and Asia at the Courts of India, 1580-1630","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Mughal Occidentalism, Mika Natif elucidates the meaningful and complex ways in which Mughal artists engaged with European art and techniques from the 1580s-1630s. Using visual and textual sources, this book argues that artists repurposed Christian and Renaissance visual idioms to embody themes from classical Persian literature and represent Mughal policy, ideology and dynastic history. A reevaluation of illustrated manuscripts and album paintings incorporating landscape scenery, portraiture, and European objects demonstrates that the appropriation of European elements was highly motivated by Mughal concerns. This book aims to establish a better understanding of cross-cultural exchange from the Mughal perspective by emphasizing the agency of local artists active in the workshops of Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  List of Illustrations  Abbreviations and Conventions    Introduction   Brief Historical Background   Defining Mughal Occidentalism   Christian and European Elements in Islamic Art   Organization of the Book    1 Mughal Tolerance and the Encounters with Europe   Religious Tolerance under Akbar and Jahangir   Mughals and Europeans: The Encounters   The Challenge of Primary Sources   Diplomatic Gifts and “Special” Christian Articles   The Mughal Elite and Pictures of Mary and Jesus    2 Mughal Masters and European Art: Tradition and Innovation at the Royal Workshops   Copying and Innovation at the Imperial Workshops   Repurposing the European Masters    3 European Articles in Mughal Painting   European Prints in Mughal Albums   Visualizing European Articles in Mughal Painting   The Organ: Plato Making Music    4 Landscape Painting as Mughal Allegory: Micro-Architecture, Perspective and ṣulḥ-i kull   The Mughal Interest in Topography   Chronology of Change in Landscape Representation   Images of Urbanism and Agriculture: Diversity and Prosperity   The Virtuous City and the Circle of Justice   European Techniques: Sfumato and Atmospheric Perspective    5 Concepts of Portraiture under Akbar and Jahangir   Mughal Terminology and Praxis   Form, Essence, and Physiognomy   The Politics of Portraiture  Epilogue  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210753335639,"sku":"9789004371095","price":103.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mughal-occidentalism-artistic-encounters-between-europe-and-asia-at-the-courts-of-india-1580-1630-9789004371095","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}