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Art of India and Beyond (Paperback)
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Art of India and Beyond (Paperback)
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The Ashmolean is fortunate in having the finest collection of
Indian art in Britain outside London, one which includes many works
of great beauty and expressive power. For this we are indebted
above all to the generosity, knowledge and taste of our benefactors
and donors from the 17th century to the present. This book offers a
short account of how the collection developed and a selection of
some of its more outstanding or interesting works of art. While it
is written mainly for the general reader and museum visitor, it
includes many fine objects or pictures, some of them unpublished,
that should interest specialist scholars and students. Since 1987,
the Ashmolean has made many significant new acquisitions of Indian
art and these are highlighted in this collection. As the book's
title implies, it also ventures beyond the bounds of the Indian
subcontinent by including works from Afghanistan and Central Asian
Silk Road sites as well as many from Nepal, Tibet and Southeast
Asia. From the early centuries AD, Indian trading links with these
diverse regions of Asia led to a widespread cultural diffusion and
regional adoptions of Buddhism and Hinduism along with their
related arts. Local reinterpretations of such Indic subjects,
themes and styles then grew into flourishing and enduring artistic
traditions which are also part of the story of this book. The
selection of works ends around 1900. By the 16th century and the
early modern period in India, growing European interventions and
Western artistic influences under Mughal rule saw a significant
shift in sensibility and the practice of more secular and
naturalistic forms of court art such as portraiture. By the late
19th century, fundamental cultural changes under British rule and
the advent of new technologies brought about a gradual decline in
many of India's traditional arts.
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