Vijayanagara Paintings

Author: C Sivaramamurti
Publisher: Publications Division
Year: 1985
Language: English
Pages: 134
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A

Description

This book in large format and on art paper is an expression of the knowledge, experience and personality of the author as a scholar. With 36 color , 50 Black and White illustrations and 17 line drawings, this work has something to offer to each of its reader.

C Sivaramamurti’s voluminous contributions to the art of India have added another lustrous gem in this work.

With 36 color illustration, 30 black and white illustrations and 17 line drawing, ‘Vijayanagara Paintings’ has something to offer to each of its readers.

It is a book which is an expression of the knowledge, experience and personality of the author as a scholar, as a lover of art and as a museum man teaching art of his own land.

This book is sure to be well received by all ardent scholars of Vijayanagara art whose nuances and great dimensions during and after that period in the Nayaka times have been delineated in a thorough manner, perhaps for the first time.

Both laymen and scholars will find ‘Vijayanagar Paintings’ a valuable aid to the understanding of Indian iconography.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Prelude
Early Phase
Immediate Sources
The Beginnings: Early Phase of Vijayanagara Art
Late phase
Offshoots and Ramifications

Illustrations
Bibliography
Index