Allah Baksh's magnificent miniature paintings of Vyasa's great epic, the Mahabharata, were commissioned by Udaipur's Maharana Jai Singh and painted between 1680 and 1698. The selection of nearly 2000 paintings, published in four volumes, are from a folio of more than 4000 extant works illuminating the Mahabharata. These radiant miniatures, which follow almost every story in every chapter of the Mahabharata, have no precedent in India's art tradition. Allah Baksh's art of visionary thoughtfulness deserves an honoured place in the great library of Indian scriptures and their visual interpretations.

ISBN 13: 9788196405359

ISBN 10: 8196405359

Year: 2023

Language: ENGLISH, HINDI

Pages etc.: 1992p., full of col. ilus., ind., 25cm.

Binding: Hardbound

Is Set: Yes

Subject(s): Fine Arts, Epics