Indian miniatures of the Mughal court / Amina Okada ; translated by Deke Dusinberre

Identifier:REF.BC.2453

Dimensions:239 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm

Copyright dates:1992

Description:"The incredible flowering of the art of miniature painting in Mughal India during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is examined here as never before -- by exploring the individual careers of the finest court painters during the reigns of the three most eminent emperors of the Mughal dynasty -- Akbar (1556-1605), Jahangir (1605-1627), and Shah Jahan (1628-1658)..." -- description in front flap

280 illustrations, including 100 plates in full color. Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-237) and index.

Contents: The origins of Mughal painting -- Court painters at the service of imperial ideology -- Dynastic portraits -- Allegorical portraits -- The Persian tradition : ʻAbd as-Samad, Mir Sayyid ʻAli -- Pictorial eclectism at Akbar's court : Basawan -- The discovery and impact of Western art : Kesu Das -- Persian aestheticism at the Mughal court : Aqa Riza, Mirza Ghulam, Farrukh Beg -- Painterly virtuosity : Manohar, Miskin -- The blossoming of realist portraiture in the seventeenth century : Mir Hashim, Bishan Das -- Painters of Mughal pomp and grandeur : Bichitr, Abuʼl Hasan -- The masterful painter of spiritual ascetism : Govardhan -- Realism and chiaroscuro : Payag -- The painter of flora and fauna : Mansur