Treasures from India Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover)) by NavinaNajatHaidar, Courtney Ann Stewart Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2014 by Metropolitan Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-300-20887-0, ISBN: 0-300-20887-1
"A stunning look at an internationally recognized collection of Indian jeweled artworks India's rich tradition of jeweled arts has produced extravagant and opulent creations that range from ornaments for every part of the body to ceremonial court objects such as boxes, daggers, and thrones. Starting with the Mughal rulers of India (1526 1858) and continuing to the present day, this artistic practice is characterized by an abundance of c ..."
" Named the Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year for 2013, Imran Qureshi combines traditional motifs and techniques of Islamic art with contemporary reflections on the relationship between Islam and the West. His investigations into ornamentation reference both the miniature painting of the Mughal tradition, in which he was trained, and large, site-specific installations in architectural space, which address both the building itself and its ..."
"The Metropolitan Museum Journal is issued annually and publishes original research on works of art in the Museum's collection. Highlights of volume 54 include conservators' discoveries of Renaissance sculptor Andrea della Robbia's workshop techniques, a new reading of lavishly dressed women on tile panels from 17th-century Iran as courtesans, and John Singer Sargent's decisive role in choosing his socialite sitters' fashionable dress."
"A survey of the stunningly beautiful visual and decorative arts created by India's Deccan kingdoms In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Deccan plateau of south-central India was home to a series of important, highly cultured Muslim kingdoms and was a nexus of international trade. Invigorated by cultural connections to Iran, Turkey, East Africa, and Europe, Deccani art is celebrated for its unmistakable, otherworldly character: in painti ..."
Sultans of the South(1st Edition) Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) by NavinaNajatHaidar, Marika Sardar Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2011 by Metropolitan Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-300-17587-5, ISBN: 0-300-17587-6
"Between the 14th and the 17th century, the Deccan plateau of south-central India was home to a series of important and highly cultured Muslim courts. Subtly blending elements from Iran, West Asia, southern India, and sometimes Europe, as well as southern and northern India, the arts produced under these sultanates are markedly different from those of the rest of India and especially from those created under Mughal patronage. This public ..."
"This splendidly illustrated publication features over 90 important paintings from the predominantly Hindu Rajput tradition of Indian painting, and are highlights from the Kronos Collection, one of the finest holdings of Indian art. These remarkable works--most of them published and illustrated here for the first time--were painted between the 16th and 18th centuries for the Indian royal courts in Rajastan and the Punjab Hills. Many of t ..."
"The text not only discusses paintings, drawings, textiles, arms, manuscripts, and other decorative arts from this rich culture, but also explores the history, architecture, literature, and music of the period"--Distributor's website."
Sultans of the South Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687 by NavinaNajatHaidar, Marika Sardar 322 Pages, Published 2011 by Metropolitan Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-1-58839-438-5, ISBN: 1-58839-438-7
"This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterpieces from one of the finest collections in the world. The works range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the seventh century through th ..."
"Selection of papers presented at a conference 'Art, Patronage and Society in the Muslim Deccan from the Fourteenth Century to the Present Day' (4-6 July 2008) at St. Antony's College, Oxford, with support from the John Fell Fund, Barakat ..."
"A cross-cultural examination of jewelry spanning 5,000 years that investigates not only the objects themselves but also the bodies they decorated As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body—extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. But how is the meaning of jewelry bound to the body that wears it? Establishing six different m ..."
"·Provides an accessible walking tour of the Metropolitan Museum's world-famous Islamic Art Galleries ·Features the popular Damascus Room and many other highlights of the Metropolitan's collection ·Only guide available to the Islamic galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art The museum's superlative collection of Islamic art, from as far west as Spain and as far east as India, ranges in date from the 7th to the 19th century and reflec ..."
""Treasures from India presents 60 iconic works from the world-renowned Al-Thani collection, accompanied by a text that introduces readers to their significance within the history of Indian jeweled arts."
"If he would have said, “We're going to do an illustrated manuscript of the Divan
ofAnwari, theAkbarnama, or some fantastic text, or history or philosophy; we will
illustrate it with one hundred miniatures; and they will all be painted in this way,”
in this environment, you would have been part of a workshop—a karkhana.1 You
would have had to paint in an imperial style that reflected not just your skill as an
artist, but also the gl ..."
"This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterpieces from one of the finest collections in the world. The works range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the seventh century through th ..."
"This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundredmasterpieces from one of the finest collections in the world. The works range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the seventh century through the ..."
Jali Lattice of Divine Light in Mughal Architecture by Haidar, NavinaNajat Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2023 by Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd ISBN-13: 978-93-85360-74-9, ISBN: 93-85360-74-4
"Treasures of Deccan: Jewels of the Nizams & Painted Visions is a Two Volume Set devoted respectively to the fabulous jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a seminal collection of paintings that establish the rich visual heritage of the Deccan inherited by the Nizams."