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100			_aVerma, Som Prakash _9507
245			_aInterpreting Mughal painting : _bessays on art, society and culture / _cby Som Prakash Verma
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c2009.
300			_axvii, 201 p., col. plates : ill.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents : 1. Artists' signatures in miniatures of the Mughal school -- 2. The Tulip (ca 1621) : a study by Mansur -- 3. Problem of namesakes and their identity : Farrukh, Farrukh Kalan, Farrukh Khwurd, Farrukh Chela and Farrukh Beg -- 4. Aspects of paintings in the British Museum manuscript of the Akbarnama -- 5. Evidence on self-portrait painting in Indian art -- 6. Humanism in Mughal painting -- 7. Persian and Mughal painting : the fundamental relationship -- 8. Technology in Mughal India : evidence of Mughal painting -- 9. Firearms in sixteenth century India : a study based on Mughal paintings of Akbar's period -- 10. Ordinary life in Mughal India : a survey of Mughal painting.
520			_a"Lucid, detailed, and original, these essays on Mughal painting survey this art form as well as provide an introduction to the Mughalart of book - illustration, portraiture, and genre pictures. They showcase the Mughal artists' concern for both aesthetic appeal and intellectual message." "Focusing on the origin and development of Mughal painting, S.P. Verma analyses key aspects like artists' signatures, namesakes and their identity, and the evidence on self portrait painting in Indian art. He highlights the impact of Persian influence and Renaissance humanism on Mughal painting. Using pictorial evidence, the author also investigates areas like technology and firearms, flora and fauna, and ordinary day-to-day life during the Mughal period."--Jacket.
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650			_aPainting _xMughal _921107
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