The Arts Of India, Southeast Asia, And The Himalayas At The Dallas Museum Of Art (dallas Museum Of Art Publications)
by Anne Bromberg /
2013 / English / PDF
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In recent years, the Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its
collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian
temple sculptures to nearly 500 works, including Indian Hindu
and Buddhist sculptures, Himalayan Buddhist bronze sculptures
and ritual objects, artwork from Southeast Asia, and decorative
arts from India’s Mughal period. Artworks in the collection
have origins from the former Ottoman empire to Java, and
architectural pieces suggest the grandeur of buildings in the
Indian tradition.
In recent years, the Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its
collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian
temple sculptures to nearly 500 works, including Indian Hindu
and Buddhist sculptures, Himalayan Buddhist bronze sculptures
and ritual objects, artwork from Southeast Asia, and decorative
arts from India’s Mughal period. Artworks in the collection
have origins from the former Ottoman empire to Java, and
architectural pieces suggest the grandeur of buildings in the
Indian tradition.
This volume details the cultural and artistic significance of
more than 140 featured works, which range from Tibetan
This volume details the cultural and artistic significance of
more than 140 featured works, which range from Tibetanthangkas
thangkas and Indian miniature paintings to stone
sculptures and bronzes. Relating these works to one another
through interconnecting narratives and cross-references,
scholars and curators provide a broad cultural history of the
region.
and Indian miniature paintings to stone
sculptures and bronzes. Relating these works to one another
through interconnecting narratives and cross-references,
scholars and curators provide a broad cultural history of the
region.
