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The theory of Citrasutras in Indian painting, a critical re-evaluation of their uses and interpretations, Isabella Nardi

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The theory of Citrasutras in Indian painting, a critical re-evaluation of their uses and interpretations, Isabella Nardi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The theory of Citrasutras in Indian painting

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Isabella Nardi

Series statement

Royal Asiatic Society books

Sub title

a critical re-evaluation of their uses and interpretations

Summary

"The study of technical treatises in Indian art has increasingly attracted much interest. This work puts forward a critical re-examination of the key Indian concepts of painting described in the Sanskrit treatises, called citrasutras. In an in-depth and systematic analysis of the texts on the theory of Indian painting, it critically examines the different ways in which the texts have been interpreted and used in the study of Indian painting and suggests a new approach to reading and understanding their concepts. Contrary to previous publications on the subject, it is argued that the intended use of such texts as a standard of critique largely failed due to a fundamental misconceptualization of the significance of 'text' for Indian painters."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

The texts, their translations and interpretation -- The traditional Indian concept of painting -- Systems of measurement and proportion -- Talamana and lambamana systems -- Stances, hand and leg postures -- Iconography -- Colors, plaster, brushes and the process of painting -- The theory of rasa

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