Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. The art objects are presented in four sections: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles.
Trade ReviewThis is among the best catalogues of an Indian collection that I know and will serve as an important research tool internationally. -- Milo C. Beach, Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
I congratulate [Dr Dye], not only on a very clear and thoughtfully produced text but also on the acquisitions policy that has made the Virginia collections so firm a basis for what I am sure will be a highly valued book. -- Robert Skelton, former Keeper of Indian Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Table of ContentsIntroduction - Indian religion and art. Part 1 Sculpture: sculpture of the pre- and protohistoric, Laurya, Shunga and early Andhra periods; sculpture of the Kushan and later Satavahana periods; sculpture of Kashmir and adjoining regions; sculpture of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa; sculpture of Central India, Rajastan and Gujarat; sculpture of the Pallava, Pandya, Chola, Vijayanagara and Nayak periods; sculpture of the Hoysala period. Part 2 Painting: early painting; Mughal painting; painting in Rajastan; Central Indian painting; painting in the Punjab hills; painting in the Deccan and South India; company painting and folk and village painting. Part 3 Later Indian decorative arts: metalwork; nephrite, rock crystal and other hardstones; arms and armour; jewellery; glass; ivory and mother-of-pearl. Part 4 Textiles: silk textiles with woven patterns; wool textiles with woven patterns; cotton textiles with mordant-worked and dyed patterns; embroideries; appendices.
