Rajput Art, in its peculiar forms, is the product of a special inspiration, reflecting the self-control and sweet serenity of Indian life and the aristocratic organization of Indian Society. In the fineness of colour, brilliancy of brush-work, display of passions and the exhibit of emotions this art stands incomparable. Rajput painting (1916) BY A.K. Coomaraswamy is a pioneer work on Rajput Art pertaining to Hindu painting of Rajaputana and the Punjab Himalayas, from 1300 to 1900 A.D. It presents a clear picture of Indian people, their manners, customs, costumes, and their peculiar traits. This masterly study, indispensable for students of miniature painting has remained long out of print and there has been a persistent demand for its early reprint. The present facsimile reprint, therefore, fulfils the long felt needs of the reader. Though published in 1916 this book has not become outmoded, still to acquaint the reader with the progress made during the period since its inception. A foreword by Karl J. Khandalavala has been appended. The foreword offers a sort of reunion with regard to certain classifications of Schools and occurate dating in this field of study and will be welcomed by the reader.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ananda Coomaraswamy
The Author Dr. Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was born in Kent (England) in 1877. He lost his father when he was just two years old. He obtained B.Sc. in Botany and Geology from Wycliff College, England. He came to Ceylon in 1903 as the Director of Mineralogical Survey and Got Doctorate While Working there. He founded the Ceylon Social Reforms Society and Edited the Ceylon National Review. He extended his tours to India to living in an era of new understanding . His Art collections were presented to the Boston Museum in 1917 whereafter he was invited to be ‘the keeper of the Indian Section’ where he continued till his death in 1947. He possessed a scientific turn of mind and a rare insight. His opinions on Indian Art History have been basically accepted in spite of the inadequacy of the evidence then available. A study of his work is essential even today for an insight into the background of Indian Art.
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Rajput Painting (In 2 Volumes)
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Reprint
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8176463760
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ii+83p., viii+154p., Col. & B/w Plates; 36cm.
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