Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting

Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 9781588397881
ISBN-13 : 1588397882
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Download or read book Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting written by John Guy and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2024-02-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Court painting, both devotional and secular, has a long history in India and has inspired artists from diverse global traditions. This Bulletin features more than fifty stunning examples of Indian court painting by Mughal, Deccani, Rajasthani, and Pahari artists all from the former collection of British painter Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017). The works featured include stunning portraits, beautifully detailed text illustrations, studies of the natural world, and devotional subjects. Authors explore Hodgkins’s interest in these works and the relationship between his collecting and artistic practice while also providing detailed discussions of individual styles of the Indian courts and the vibrant exchange across their kingdoms from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.


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