Mughal Occidentalism, Artistic Encounters between Europe and Asia at the Courts of India, 1580-1630.
In Mughal Occidentalism , Mika Natif elucidates the meaningful and complex ways in which Mughal artists engaged with European art and techniques from the 1580s-1630s. Using visual and textual sources, this book argues that artists repurposed Christian and Renaissance visual idioms to embody themes f...
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Language: English
Published:
Leiden, Boston:
Brill,
2018.
Series:
Studies in Persian Cultural History
15.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353343.
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| Summary: | In Mughal Occidentalism , Mika Natif elucidates the meaningful and complex ways in which Mughal artists engaged with European art and techniques from the 1580s-1630s. Using visual and textual sources, this book argues that artists repurposed Christian and Renaissance visual idioms to embody themes from classical Persian literature and represent Mughal policy, ideology and dynastic history. A reevaluation of illustrated manuscripts and album paintings incorporating landscape scenery, portraiture, and European objects demonstrates that the appropriation of European elements was highly motivated by Mughal concerns. This book aims to establish a better understanding of cross-cultural exchange from the Mughal perspective by emphasizing the agency of local artists active in the workshops of Emperors Akbar and Jahangir. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789004374997 |