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Author McInerney, Terence, author.

Title Divine pleasures : painting from India's Rajput courts : the Kronos Collections / Terence McInerney ; with Steven M. Kossak and Navina Najat Haidar.

Publication Info. New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2016]
New Haven : distributed by Yale University Press, [2016]
©2016

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 South Windsor Public Library - Oversize Shelving  F709.354 M45D    Check Shelf
Description ix, 262 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Note Catalog of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from June 14-September 11, 2016.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index.
Contents Collecting pleasures / Steven M. Kossak -- Mughal court painting and the origins of Rajput court painting / Terence McInerney -- Hindu epic and myth in Mughal painting / Navina Najat Haidar -- The Kronos collections and Rajput court painting / Terence McInerney -- Early Rajput painting and Rajasthani court painting -- Early Indian paintings from the Punjab hills -- Later Indian paintings from the Punjab hills.
Summary "Particularly distinguished for paintings made for the Indian royal courts between the 16th and 19th centuries, the Kronos Collections feature brilliantly colored works characterized by powerful depictions of scenes from Hindu epics, mystical legends, and courtly life. The nearly 100 works in this catalogue--many of them illustrated here for the first time--represent a new way of seeking the divine through a form of personal devotion that had permeated India's Hindu community. While explaining the gods, demons, lovers, fantastical creatures, and mystical symbols central to Rajput literature and worship, this publication celebrates the diverse styles and traditions of Indian painting. Divine Pleasures presents a nuanced view of a way of life intimately tied to the seasons, the arts, and the spiritual"-- Publisher's description.
Subject Kossak, Steven -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.
Miniature painting, Indic -- Exhibitions.
Rajput painting -- Exhibitions.
Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs.
Subject Rajputmalerei. (DE-588)4310208-6
Added Author Kossak, Steven, contributor.
Haidar, Navina Najat, contributor.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title Painting from India's Rajput courts
Kronos Collections
ISBN 9781588395900 hardcover
1588395901 hardcover
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