Mughal Occidentalism, Artistic Encounters between Europe and Asia at the Courts of India, 1580-1630.
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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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1 online resource. :
9789004374997
Le lotus et l'oignon : egyptologie et egyptomanie en Belgique au XIXe siecle /
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Université libre de Bruxelles, Faculté de philosophie et lettres, 2000. :
2 volumes : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9461360223
9789461360229 :
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