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The Art of India: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Joseph M. Dye
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Description for The Art of India: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Hardcover. A comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. The art objects are presented in four sections: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. Num Pages: 599 pages, 320 colour and 160 b&w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3444.
This is a comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. An introductory essay is followed by the art objects presented in four sections according to the traditional forms of Indian art: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. The sections on sculpture and painting are further subdivided chronologically according to stylistic periods; the decorative arts and textiles, most of which date from around 1650 to 1900, are grouped by medium (make, metalwork, wool, cotton etc).
This is a comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. An introductory essay is followed by the art objects presented in four sections according to the traditional forms of Indian art: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. The sections on sculpture and painting are further subdivided chronologically according to stylistic periods; the decorative arts and textiles, most of which date from around 1650 to 1900, are grouped by medium (make, metalwork, wool, cotton etc).
Product Details
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856675393
SKU
V9780856675393
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99-1
About Joseph M. Dye
Dr Joseph M. Dye was the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Studying under Dr Stella Kramrisch, one of the pioneering scholars in the field of Indian art, he received his doctorate in the history of Indian and Southeast Asian art at the Institute of Fine ... Read more
Reviews for The Art of India: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
This is among the best catalogues of an Indian collection that I know and will serve as an important research tool internationally.
Milo C. Beach, Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. I congratulate [Dr Dye], not only on a very clear and thoughtfully produced text but also on the acquisitions policy ... Read more
Milo C. Beach, Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. I congratulate [Dr Dye], not only on a very clear and thoughtfully produced text but also on the acquisitions policy ... Read more