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Indian Painting under the Mughals, A.D. 1550 to A.D. 1750 c4: Contents

Indian Painting under the Mughals, A.D. 1550 to A.D. 1750 c4

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English

Contents

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PAGE INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . 17

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PART I. HISTORICAL

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I. THE PERSIAN AND INDIAN TRADITIONS . . 31 II. BABUR; HUMAYUN; AKBAR . . . . . 49 III. JAHANGIR THE AESTHETE . . . . . 69 IV. SHAH JAHAN; AURANGZEB, AND THE DECLINE . . . . . . . . . 87

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PART II. DESCRIPTIVE

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V. AKBAR'S SCHOOL OF BOOK ILLUSTRATORS 107 VI. THE MERIDIAN . . . . . . . . 125 VII. PORTRAITURE . . . . . . . . 141 VIII. EUROPEAN INFLUENCES . . . . . 163 IX. METHODS AND MATERIALS . . . . 180

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APPENDIXES

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A. LIST OF PAINTERS AND THEIR PRINCIPAL WORKS . . . . . . . . . 195 B. LIST OF COLLECTIONS OF INDIAN PICTURES 199 C. BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . 200

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PART I

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The Emperor Jahangir celebrating the festival of *Abpashi*, or the sprinkling of rose-water; see Jahangir’s *Memoirs*, vol. i, p. 265; painted by Govardhan (?), July 1614; Rampur State Library; size 12¾" × 9⅛" (colour) . . . . . . . . Frontispiece