L
Gardner Chapter 25

Later Art of South and Southeast Asia

VOCABULARY AND IMAGES


minaiture
gopura
Mughal painting
Rajput painting

Hinduism

Devi
Shiva
Vishnu
     Krishna (and Radha)

stupa (shrine)
 

 
INDIA
 
PAINTING
 
Basawan and Chatar Muni, Akbar and the Elephant  Hawai, folio 22, Akbarnama, by Abul Fazl., ca. 1590

*Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shikh to Kings, Mughal painting, c. 1615-18

*Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, Rajput painting (Kangra?, India), c. 1760

Maharaa Jaswant Singh of Marwar, c. 1880, opaque watercolor/paper

FOR ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF PRE-MUGHAL AND MUGHAL MINIATURE PAINTING, SEE:
         http://www.meadev.gov.in/culture/art/gal.htm

ARCHITECTURE

*Taj Mahal, Agra, India
          http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/tajmahal/home.html 
          http://www.kamat.com/econtent/indica/monuments/56052.htm 
          http://www.meadev.gov.in/tourism/gallery/taj1.htm 

Great Temple, Madurai, India, 17th century 

THAILAND

Walking Buddha,  from Sukhorthai, Thailand, 14th century, bronze
BURMA

Schwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 14th century

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.  Discuss the development of Mughal painting in India, beginning in the 16th century and through the 17th century.

2.  Describe the basic differences in style and subject between Mughal and Rajput painting.

3.  Define the differences between Islamic and Hindu architecture in terms of structural type and function.

4.  Discuss how British rule of India influenced its art and architecture.

5.  Discuss the influences on, and the intentions of some contemporary artists working in South and Southeast Asia today.

6.  Describe the various forms the figure of Buddha takes in Southeast Asian art.