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Madhubani Art: Indian Art Series

By: Publication details: New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2016Description: 105ISBN:
  • 9789385285080
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 759.954123 DAY
Summary: Madhubani art's origin is believed to go back to the ancient era of the Ramayana, when the town was decorated by inhabitants of the region for the wedding of Lord Rama and Sita with elaborate wall paintings and murals. The philosophy of Madhubani art is essentially based on the principle of dualism. The artscape appears inundated with divine deities, the sun and moon, and flora and fauna along with features found in Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, tantric symbols and classical Hinduism. This instalment of the Museum of Sacred Art's Indian Art Series studies Madhubani art.
List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals Feb 2025 - Liberal Arts
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Madhubani art's origin is believed to go back to the ancient era of the Ramayana, when the town was decorated by inhabitants of the region for the wedding of Lord Rama and Sita with elaborate wall paintings and murals. The philosophy of Madhubani art is essentially based on the principle of dualism. The artscape appears inundated with divine deities, the sun and moon, and flora and fauna along with features found in Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, tantric symbols and classical Hinduism. This instalment of the Museum of Sacred Art's Indian Art Series studies Madhubani art.

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