Indian Art Flashcards
1
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Akbar Inspecting the Building of Fatehpur Sikri
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1590
Opaque watercolor
Page of manuscript from Akbarnama (text recording Akbar’s life)
Mughal Empire
2
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Jahangir (son of Akbar) and Shah Abbas (Persian King)
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1618
Mughal Empire
Opaque watercolor
3
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Taj Mahal
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1632-1648
Agra, India
Tomb for King Shah Jahar’s wife, Mantaz Mahha
Islamic Art, Mughal art (Mongol art) and Indian art
Sandstone and marble
4
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Khrishna and the Gopis
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From Gita Govinda (love stories on Rada and Krishna)
1525-1550
Gouache on paper
Mughal period, Hindu art
5
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Bodhisattva Avalokitshvara
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Tantric Buddism Western Tibet (Indian Art) 15-16th cent Pala Dynasty Cast bronze