ISBN10: 0670086576, ISBN13: 9780670086573, [publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc, London] Hardcover Hardcover. 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. With an introductory essay that explains the themes and emotions that inspired Indian painters, and the values and influences that shaped their work, this book contains 101 works spanning nearly a thousand years. It unlocks the treasures that lie within them and shows us how to read each painting, recounting the story or event that inspired it. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 0670086576, ISBN13: 9780670086573, [publisher: Penguin Books] Hardcover pp. 400
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ISBN10: 0670086576, ISBN13: 9780670086573, [publisher: Penguin Books] Hardcover pp. 400
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