Introduction to Indian Art

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Av Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Ananda K Coomaraswamy

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Presents a preliminary glimpse into the world of Indian art during pre-modern times. This volume presents how 'art in India' and 'art in the western world' are different entities. It explains how art in the Indian context has been passed over to different generations and describes how the issues concerning mediocracy and peculiarity of artists, changes in art form owing to theological understanding, were espressed. Divided into 18 chapters, Coomaraswamy covers the history of India from the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. This book touches upon the arts based on different religions and kingdoms that ruled over the Indian subcontinent in ancient and medieval India. These include Aryan, Dravidian, Vedic, pre-Mauryan, Mauryan, Buddhist, post-Mauryan, Puranic Hinduism, Kushanas, Andhra, Gupta, Jaina, Rajputana, Indonesian, and other medieval era influences from both northern and southern parts of India. This volume will be of great interest to the scholars, researchers, and professors in Indian art, aesthetics, and history, as it is a prelude to the scholarly writing made in the Indian art tradition.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-31
Mått150 x 230 x undefined mm
Vikt500 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor134
FörlagManohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN9788119139071

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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (22 August 1877–9 September 1947) is a Ceylon-based metaphysician, historian, theorist, and philosopher of Indian art. He brought the Indian tradition of art into the western world. He was also seen as the bridge-maker between western and Indian art and philosophy, as he was much inspired by Hindu and Greco-Roman traditions. His works were influenced by the Traditionalist and Perennial Schools of Philosophy. He authored several books which were based on the traditional arts, metaphysics, and social criticism. He was also the curator of Indian art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Introduction xi 1. Indo-Sumerian 2. Dravidians and Aryans 5 3. The Sagunaga-Nanda Period (642-320 B.C.) 12 4. Vedic Origins 20 5. Pre-Mauryan Sculpture 21 6. The Great Enlightenment 23 7. Early Buddhist Art—Maurya, guliga and Early Andhra 26 8. Development of Devotional Theism 32 9. Ku§ana and Later Andhra Period 36 10. The Gupta Period 44 11 . Early Mediaeval Period 51 12. Mediaeval Sculpture (A.D. 850-1200) 56 13. Southern India (Tenth to Eighteenth Century) 6o 14. Further India and Indonesia 64 15. Mediaeval Buddhist Painting 68 16. jaina Painting 71 17. Rajput Painting 73 18. Understanding Indian Art 78 Supplementary Bibliography 85 Notes on Illustrations 87 Index 93