New Cambridge History of India: Mughal and Rajput Painting (Hardcover)
Milo Cleveland Beach; Christopher Alan Bayly; Gordon Johnson
Cambridge University Press
9780521400275
0-521-40027-9
The Mughals seized political power in north India in 1526 and became the most important artistically active Muslim dynasty on the subcontinent. In this richly illustrated work, Dr. Milo Beach shows how.
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Mughal patronage of the arts was radically innovative for the Indian context and profoundly altered the character of painting in the Rajput Hindu areas of north India. He reveals the different styles and subjects of Mughal and Rajput painting and the interplay of the two traditions. Beach also explores the tolerance each showed toward outside influence and change, demonstrating a uniquely Indian attitude towards the arts.
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