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Secret Garden: Indian Paintings from the Porret Collection
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Description for Secret Garden: Indian Paintings from the Porret Collection
Paperback. With essays by experts on the topic, works of Indian art are featured from a private collection. Editor(s): Museum Rietberg. Num Pages: 216 pages, 108 colour. BIC Classification: AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Paintings from the Indian subcontinent bedazzle the viewer with their minute details, colours and aesthetic qualities. Relatively modest in size, they often illustrate historical events, religious texts and poetry, or document life at court. Painted with watersolved pigments on paper, they invite closer observation and allow insight into the artistic traditions of India. "A Secret Garden" is the name of an outstanding private collection of Indian paintings. It comprises works spanning seven centuries from the time of the Sultans (1206-1526) through to the nineteenth century. This new book features a selection of 105 artworks from Danielle Porret's collection. ... Read more
Paintings from the Indian subcontinent bedazzle the viewer with their minute details, colours and aesthetic qualities. Relatively modest in size, they often illustrate historical events, religious texts and poetry, or document life at court. Painted with watersolved pigments on paper, they invite closer observation and allow insight into the artistic traditions of India. "A Secret Garden" is the name of an outstanding private collection of Indian paintings. It comprises works spanning seven centuries from the time of the Sultans (1206-1526) through to the nineteenth century. This new book features a selection of 105 artworks from Danielle Porret's collection. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN
9783858817501
SKU
V9783858817501
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Ref
99-1
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