Krishna-cult in Indian Art
Title | Krishna-cult in Indian Art PDF eBook |
Author | Sunil Kumar Bhattacharya |
Publisher | M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Art, Indic |
ISBN | 9788175330016 |
The place of Krishna in Indian Art has remained obscured for many years until a parallelism was made by J. Kennedy in the years 1913-17 in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, in which the similarly of Krishna and Christ was suggested. However, this book explodes that theory and expounds the myth of the legendary Krishna and establishes the origin and development of the most important God of the Hindu Pantheon. Thus the iconography and stylistic development of Krishna explodes all the prevalent theories and categorically proves the importance of Krishna in Indian art. The subject of the book is explicity the representation of Krishna in Indian sculpture and painting. However, such an art-historical study has necessitated a good deal of discussion of the legend itself for the sake of understanding the iconography.
THE LIFE OF KRISHNA IN INDIAN ART
Title | THE LIFE OF KRISHNA IN INDIAN ART PDF eBook |
Author | P. BANERJEE |
Publisher | Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |
Pages | |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 8123030088 |
The main aim of this volume is to present the life of Krishna as delineated in Indian art. The life of Krishna and his teachings have had a profound influence on the minds of the Indian people and as such the theme was popular not only with the saints and the poets. but also with the artists. Krishnaism pervades the whole Indian life, its religion,philosophy and art. The material for the study of the subject is enormous and diffused allover India in a varying degree. This volume includes most of the best examples of Indian art to represent the episodes of his life.
The Life of Krishna in Indian Art
Title | The Life of Krishna in Indian Art PDF eBook |
Author | Priyatosh Banerjee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Art, Indic |
ISBN | 9788123000497 |
Krishna, the Divine Lover
Title | Krishna, the Divine Lover PDF eBook |
Author | Enrico Isacco |
Publisher | |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Gates of the Lord
Title | Gates of the Lord PDF eBook |
Author | Amit Ambalal |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0300214723 |
The Pushtimarg, a Hindu sect established in India in the fifteenth century, possesses a unique culture--reaching back centuries and still vital today--in which art and devotion are deeply intertwined. This important volume, illustrated with more than one hundred vivid images, offers a new, in-depth look at the Pushtimarg and its rich aesthetic traditions, which are largely unknown outside of South Asia. Original essays by eminent scholars of Indian art focus on the style of worship, patterns of patronage, and artistic heritage that generated pichvais, large paintings on cloth designed to hang in temples, as well as other paintings for the Pushtimarg. In this expansive study, the authors deftly examine how pichvais were and still are used in the seasonal and daily veneration of Shrinathji, an aspect of Krishna as a child who is the chief deity of the temple town of Nathdwara in Rajasthan. Gates of the Lord introduces readers not only to the visual world of the Pushtimarg, but also to the spirit of Nathdwara.
The Art of Loving Krishna
Title | The Art of Loving Krishna PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Packert |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2010-07-07 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0253004624 |
Since ancient times, Hindus have expressed their love and devotion to their deities through beautiful ornamentation -- dressing and decorating the deities with elaborate clothing, jewelry, and flowers. In this pioneering study of temples in Vrindaban and Jaipur, India, Cynthia Packert takes readers across temple thresholds and into the god Krishna's sacred domain. She describes what devotees see when they behold gorgeously attired representations of the god and why these images look the way they do. She discusses new media as well as global forms of devotion popular in India and abroad. The Art of Loving Krishna opens a universe of meaning in which art, religious action, and devotion are dynamically intertwined.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry
Title | The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry PDF eBook |
Author | William George Archer |
Publisher | Library of Alexandria |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2020-09-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1465546022 |
Introduction to the Indian god Krishna, stressing his supreme role in the painting, poetry, and religion of India.