Indian Art Flashcards

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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

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Jahangir (son of Akbar) and Shah Abbas (Persian King)

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1618
Mughal Empire
Opaque watercolor

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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

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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

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Bodhisattva Avalokitshvara

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Tantric Buddism
Western Tibet (Indian Art)
15-16th cent
Pala Dynasty
Cast bronze
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