The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 1, Part 3: Mughal and Rajput Painting

By Milo Cleveland Beach.

The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 1, Part 3: Mughal and Rajput Painting

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The Mughals seized political power in north India in 1526 and became the most important artistically active Muslim dynasty on the subcontinent. In this richly illustrated work, Dr. Milo Beach shows how Mughal patronage of the arts was radically innovative for the Indian context and profoundly altered the character of painting in the Rajput Hindu areas of north India. He reveals the different styles and subjects of Mughal and Rajput painting and the interplay of the two traditions. Beach also explores the tolerance each showed toward outside influence and change, demonstrating a uniquely Ind...

ISBN(s)

0521400279, 9780521400275

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