Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 219 pages)
ISBN:
9789004207363
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2011 volume 25
Content:
Preliminary Material /V. Lefèvre -- Introduction. Portraiture, A Problematic Issue /V. Lefèvre -- Chapter One. Identifying Portraits /V. Lefèvre -- Chapter Two. Viddha / Aviddha. Different Kinds Of Portraits For Different Kinds Of Purpose /V. Lefèvre -- Chapter Three. Portraits, Worship And Divine Images /V. Lefèvre -- Chapter Four. The Origin Of Portraiture And The Representation Of Heroes /V. Lefèvre -- Chapter Five. The Royal Portrait, Portrait Par Excellence? /V. Lefèvre -- Appendix: Vaikuṇtḥaperumāl ̣Temple, Kanchipuram: Iconography Of The Surrounding Galleries /V. Lefèvre -- Concluding Remarks /V. Lefèvre -- Bibliography /V. Lefèvre -- Index /V. Lefèvre.
Content:
In the study of Indian art prior to the Mughal period, portraiture has so far been much neglected, when its existence has not simply been denied. This book is an attempt to reassess this issue, by showing that portraits have existed in great number in early India, since probably the first artistic achievements. Through a close scrutiny of sculpted and (more rarely) painted images brought together with textual and epigraphical references, it aims at highlighting the specificities of Indian portraiture, its relationship with divine images and, consequently, at understanding the development of Indian imagery. It questions also the social and religious implications related to this issue
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004207356
Additional Edition:
ISBN 900420735X
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Lefèvre, Vincent Handbook of oriental studies ; Sect. 2, Vol. 25: South Asia: Portraiture in early India Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2011 ISBN 9789004207356
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
,
Art History
Keywords:
Indien
;
Steinplastik
;
Bildnis
