The spirit of Indian painting close encounters with 101 great works, 1100-1900 B.N. Goswamy. Gurgaon, Haryana, India Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2014.
ISBN 9780670086573
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Showcased in this volume are some of the finest, at once fascinating Indian paintings – the veritable marvels of Indian art. An art historian of international eminence, Professor Goswamy, who has had a lifetime involvement with paintings, here sets out 101 works, painstakingly chosen from thousands of the well-known works. His selection, admits Goswamy, is purely personal; but what has guided his choice, “first and foremost”, is that “each one of them speaks to me with a strength and clarity, I cannot ignore”. These paintings, spanning about a thousand years, represent different periods, diverse themes that inspired painters, varying regional styles, and historically important works that were influenced by foreign traditions; besides the works of great masters. Even if each of these paintings, in Goswamy’s opinion, is a great work of art, he does not claim them to be the greatest masterpieces of Indian painting.
ISBN 9780670086573
DK-243910
http://www.dkagencies.com/doc/from/1063/to/1123/bkId/DK645523321121536778422511371/details.html
Showcased in this volume are some of the finest, at once fascinating Indian paintings – the veritable marvels of Indian art. An art historian of international eminence, Professor Goswamy, who has had a lifetime involvement with paintings, here sets out 101 works, painstakingly chosen from thousands of the well-known works. His selection, admits Goswamy, is purely personal; but what has guided his choice, “first and foremost”, is that “each one of them speaks to me with a strength and clarity, I cannot ignore”. These paintings, spanning about a thousand years, represent different periods, diverse themes that inspired painters, varying regional styles, and historically important works that were influenced by foreign traditions; besides the works of great masters. Even if each of these paintings, in Goswamy’s opinion, is a great work of art, he does not claim them to be the greatest masterpieces of Indian painting.
