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Mughal Occidentalism: Artistic Encounters Between Europe and Asia at the Courts of India, 1580-1630

Mughal Occidentalism: Artistic Encounters Between Europe and Asia at the Courts of India, 1580-1630

Natif, Mika

Paperback

Series: 0, Book 15

General Asian HistoryGeneral Art InstructionGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 9004699783
ISBN13: 9789004699786
Publisher: Brill
Published: Nov 21 2024
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.19 Depth: 9.23
Language: English
In Mughal Occidentalism, Mika Natif elucidates the meaningful and complex ways in which Mughal artists engaged with European art and techniques from the 1580s-1630s. Using visual and textual sources, this book argues that artists repurposed Christian and Renaissance visual idioms to embody themes from classical Persian literature and represent Mughal policy, ideology and dynastic history. A reevaluation of illustrated manuscripts and album paintings incorporating landscape scenery, portraiture, and European objects demonstrates that the appropriation of European elements was highly motivated by Mughal concerns. This book aims to establish a better understanding of cross-cultural exchange from the Mughal perspective by emphasizing the agency of local artists active in the workshops of Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.

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