Epic tales from ancient India : paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art / edited by Marika Sardar.

"Exploring the topic of narrativity in Indian art, this beautiful and deeply researched book considers illustrations to the Bhagavata Purana, the Ramayana, the Ragamala, and a range of texts in the Persian language, notably the Shahnama. Featuring stunning reproductions of paintings made between the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	San Diego Museum of Art (Author, Organizer, Host institution) Princeton University. Art Museum (Host institution) Blanton Museum of Art (Host institution)
Other Authors:	Sardar, Marika (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	[San Diego] : San Diego Museum of Art, [2016]
Subjects:	Binney, Edwin, > 1925-1986 > Art collections > Exhibitions. San Diego Museum of Art > Exhibitions. Binney, Edwin, > 1925-1986. San Diego Museum of Art. Narrative painting, Indic > Exhibitions. Indic literature > Illustrations > Exhibitions. Painting > Private collections > California > San Diego > Exhibitions. ART / Asian. ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General. HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia. Art museums. Indic literature. Narrative painting, Indic. Painting > Private collections. California > San Diego. Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:	Exhibitions. Illustrations Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:	160 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Indian Painting and the Art of Storytelling / Marika Sardar
Incarnations of the Bhagavata / Neeraja Poddar
The Ramayana and Other Tales of Rama / Marika Sardar
Stories of Music, Love, and the Seasons: Ragamala Paintings / Marika Sardar
Persian-Language Literature in India / Qamar Adamjee
The Shahmana in India / Alka Patel.