Mughal and Rajput Painting

by Milo Cleveland Beach

Book Overview

The Mughals - descendants of Timur and Genghiz Khan with strong cultural ties to the Persian world - seized political power in north India in 1526 and became the most important artistically active Muslim dynasty on the subcontinent. In this richly illustrated book, Dr Milo Beach shows how, between 1555 and 1630 in particular, Mughal patronage of the arts was incessant and radically innovative for the Indian context. The author reveals how Mughal painting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521400279
• ISBN13: 9780521400275
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 10.0"