The spirit of Indian painting : close encounters with 101 great works, 1100-1900
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The spirit of Indian painting : close encounters with 101 great works, 1100-1900
Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2014
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
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  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
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  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 556-560) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From India's greatest art historian, B.N. Goswamy, comes the definitive book on understanding and appreciating Indian painting. Featuring an illuminating introductory essay that explains the themes and emotions that inspired Indian painters, and the values and influences that shaped their work, this book will both educate and delight the reader. Containing 101 great works, carefully selected by Professor Goswamy and spanning nearly a thousand years, it unlocks the treasures that lie within them and shows us how to read each painting, recounting the story, legend or event that inspired it. Both educating and delighting the reader, this is destined to become a classic.
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