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This catalogue presents the Mittal Museum's Holdings of drawings from Rajasthan, which are among the finest of their kind in the world. The collection was formed with the superub eye and discriminating taste of Jagdish Mittal and his wife, Kamla. As trained artists they were quick to recognise the immediacy vand graphic inventiveness of these drawings, as well as their capacity to reveal the entire creative process. The text by Andrew Topsfield, one of the ...
From the seventeenth to nineteenth century the patronage of the Rajput rulers of Rajasthan gave rise to a rich profusion of distinctive painting styles, devoted both to the illustration of poetical and religious themes and to royal portraiture and the depiction of court life. Major courts such as Udaipur (Mewar), Bundi and Kota in southeastern Rajasthan, Jodhpur and Bikaner in the west, Amber (Jaipur) and Kishangarh in the northeast, as well as a number of ...
The Arts of Mughal Indians Studies in Honour of Robert Skelton celebrates the career of one of the great scholar-curators of Indian Art. This volume of essays by 26 of his friends and colleagues focuses on the arts of the Mughal period, and includes new work on paintings of the Mughal and regional courts, as well as their decorative arts and architectural decoration. Robert Skelton's work has been inspirational in all these areas. The volume also includes ...
The playing and enjoyment of games, whether physical or sedentary, is a fundamental human activity, found in almost all societies. From earliest times, successful games have traveled freely between different regions of the world, and some have long, intriguing cultural histories. It is not commonly known that several of the world's most popular hoard games were conceived in the Indian subcontinent, including Ludo, snakes and Ladders, and not least ...
The well reproduced images (and many details) provide superb and often unique documentation of court life, with thorough explanations of the events and lists of participants frequently given in lengthy inscriptions on the reverse sides. Mr. Topsfield knows the history of Udaipur and Mewar State well, and draws widely from contemporary historical accounts to further explain and enliven each work. When possible, specific locales and architectectural complexes are ...