Mughal Occidentalism : Artistic Encounters between Europe and Asia at the Courts of India 1580-1630

Name: Mughal Occidentalism
Brand: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
SKU: 9789360803582
Price: 21600 KES
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ISBN: 9789360803582

by Mika Natif

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 9360803588

ISBN-13 9789360803582

Publisher Manohar Publishers and Distributors

Imprint Manohar Publishers and Distributors

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 31st, 2025

Print length 332 Pages

Weight 1,000 grams

Product Classification: The Arts Asian history Asian history

KSh 21,600.00

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This book aims to establish a better understanding of cross-cultural exchange from the Mughal perspective by emphasizing the agency of local artists active in the workshops of Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.

In Mughal Occidentalism, Mika Natif elucidates the meaningful and complex ways in which Mughal artists engaged with European art and techniques from the 1580s-1630s. Using visual and textual sources, this book argues that artists repurposed Christian and Renaissance visual idioms to embody themes from classical Persian literature and represent Mughal policy, ideology and dynastic history. A reevaluation of illustrated manuscripts and album paintings incorporating landscape scenery, portraiture, and European objects demonstrates that the appropriation of European elements was highly motivated by Mughal concerns.

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