TY  - BOOK
AU  - Som Prakash Verma
TI  - Mughal Painting
T2  - Oxford India short introductions
SN  - 9780199451135
U1  - 759.954 So51 M 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Painting, Mogul Empire
KW  - India
KW  - Kings and rulers--Art patronage
N1  - Deeply influenced by a diverse mix of cultural, regional and artistic traditions, the Mughal school of painting remains one of the richest and most productive schools in the history of Indian and Islamic painting. Its corpus assimilates traits from various art schools that flourished in the Indian subcontinent with Persian and Central Asian traditions, as well as that of European Renaissance art, especially humanism. It constitutes the most extensive source of visual reconstruction of the life, work and manners of Mughal society, thus presenting a wealth of information on the period. The paintings also depict non-Islamic mythological and religious themes and portray wildlife amidst naturalistic surroundings.

In this short introduction the author provides a detailed survey of paintings created in ateliers under the patronage of the Mughal emperors in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Showcasing works from renowned collections, this book highlights the aesthetic and intellectual facets of Mughal painting and serves the purpose of a basic reference on the subject; The atelier -- The art of book-illustration -- Portraiture -- Depictions of natural history -- Border decoration -- Humanism in Mughal painting -- Artists' signatures
ER  -