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| The Art of the Mughals after 1600 |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief discussion of artistic production in the Mughal era after the death of Akbar (1542-1605). With 12 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mugh_2/hd_mugh_2.htm | |
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| Company Painting in Nineteenth-Century India |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A discussion of "Company" paintings produced by Indian artists for employees of the British East India Company. With images of 7 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cpin/hd_cpin.htm | |
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| Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj |
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| Columbia University, Wallach Art Gallery
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"Delight in Design presents a never-before exhibited selection of richly decorated silverware produced by Indian craftsmen during the Raj, the popular term for Crown rule of India between 1858 and 1947." Highlights include tea services, calling card cases, regional styles, and workshop drawings, with many high-quality images to illustrate each section. Uses Flash.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Delight-in-Design/ | |
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| Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Discusses the construction, design, and use of carpets in Mughal India. With activities, resources, historical background, and 7 carpets from the Metropolitan Museum's permanent collection.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crpt/hd_crpt.htm | |
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| In the Realm of Gods and Kings: Arts of India |
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| Asia Society
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Online presentation of a 2004-05 exhibition of Indian art. The site features mostly paintings from the 16th to the 19th century and is divided into two sections: The Realm of Kings (subtopics The Hunt; Court Life; Kings, Courtiers, and Women; Courtly Manuscripts) and The Realm of Gods (subtopics The Temple and Sacred Text; Krishna; Rama; Devi; Shiva; Saints and Sadhus). Each subsection has text and one to two images.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/godkings/index.html | |
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| India Outside In [PDF] |
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| Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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Enter the world of Indian religious and cultural art by approaching it as an outsider eager to look in. For two centuries, Great Britain controlled various Indian regions and left an indelible mark on Indian culture. At the same time, colonizers were unable to remain unaffected by the rich Indian culture that surrounded them. In this series of activities, students will follow different approaches and listen to different voices in order to explore and draw conclusions about Indian visual representations of religious faith.
Go to Museum Resource: https://content.sbma.net/education/lessonPlans/pdf/73India%20Outside%20In%20Puj... | |
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| Indian Textiles & Empire |
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| Victoria and Albert Museum
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"The Victoria and Albert Museum has an exceptional and wide-ranging collection of textiles from the Indian subcontinent. Many of these were collected before the museum came into existence and were deposited in the East India Company, later the Indian Museum. ... Besides their beauty as objects and their implications for the textile industries, it was also recognised that Indian textiles, from humble printed cottons to sumptuous gold brocades, also represented the values of handcraft in a world seen as threatened by wholesale industrialisation." This feature on Indian textiles includes the following topics: 1) Introduction to Indian Textiles; 2) Indian Textiles in the Collection; 3) Collecting Indian Textiles; 4) Circulating Indian Textiles; 5) Consuming Indian Textiles.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/i/indian-textiles-introduction/ | |
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| Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur'an |
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| Asia Society
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"This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition, Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the Islamic world, the practice of calligraphy constitutes an expression of piety. The writing of Arabic script was considered an exemplary activity for men and women of all stations due to its association with the Qur’an. ... The varied works of calligraphy on display—from practice alphabets to elaborately finished manuscripts—serve as traces of individuals, belief systems, and cultures. The costly and exotic materials lavished on writing instruments also document the international trade of the period, from 1600 to 1900, and create a rich material legacy that fuses aesthetics and piety." Topics include: 1) Tools and Materials; 2) Training and Practice; 3) Contexts for Calligraphy; 4) Writing the Word of God.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/islamiccalligraphy/ | |
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| Nineteenth-Century Court Arts in India |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An overview of political, cultural, and artistic developments in 19th-century India. With images of 7 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/icrt/hd_icrt.htm | |
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| Power and Desire: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art |
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| Asia Society
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Online presentation of a 2000-2001 exhibition of Mughal and Rajput court paintings from northern and western India from the 16th-19th centuries. The following topics are discussed: 1) The Royal Courts; 2) Rule and Domain; 3) Love and Longing; 4) Divine Realms. There is also a curator's essay and an essay discussing "the poetic image," as well as a guide to looking at South Asian paintings and a "Closer Look" analysis of a specific painting.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/power_desire/index2.html | |
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| Sikh Community: Over 100 Years in the Pacific Northwest |
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| The Wing Luke Asian Museum
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"Although Sikhs have been living in the United States and Canada for over a century, the general public understands little about the Sikh faith and the community's long-standing roots in the Pacific Northwest. The first Sikh immigrants arrived in this region in the late 1800s, working in lumber mills and constructing railroads." Five topics, with many images: 1) Sikhism (history); 2) Life in the Pacific Northwest; 3) Distinguished Community Leaders; 4) Mis-Identity; 5) Being Sikh in a Western World.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.wingluke.org/single-exhibit/?mep_event=1284&t=p/ | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia and the Himalayan Region, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"Established as a commercial interest in the seventeenth century, the British East India Company has become a military force by the nineteenth. A 1799 victory over Tipu Sultan of Mysore (r. 1782–99) propels further conquests in this period, and the company expands its control into Sind, Punjab, Oudh, and Burma." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time, plus additional information about the art of the Mughal dynasty.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=10®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia and the Himalayan Region, 1900 A.D.–present |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"India struggles for independence from colonial British rule through the early twentieth century, finally gaining its freedom in 1947. At this time, it is decided that a separate Muslim nation will be formed in the areas with the greatest Muslim populations." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and timelines of Central and North Asia, China, and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"At the start of this period, the Mughal dynasty is at the height of its power, having been secured and consolidated by Akbar (d. 1605). Under his successors in the seventeenth century, more of the subcontinent is incorporated into the Mughal empire as the rulers of the Deccan are finally conquered and become Delhi's feudatories." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and timelines of the Himalayan Region and Southeast Asia during this time, plus additional information about the art of the Mughal dynasty and the Islamic art of the Deccan.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=ssa | |
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| Trading Places: The East India Company and Asia |
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| The British Library
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Trading Places "follows the journey of one of the biggest multinationals in history -- the East India Company." Includes a company timeline and "fact file," as well as extensive information on the history of the company and its activities in Asia. Also includes an in-depth look at the history of Bombay. With maps and images throughout. Asia used to be known as 'The East Indies.' Pepper, spices, medicinal drugs, aromatic woods, perfumes and silks were rare commodities in Europe, and therefore valuable. Trading in them could make you a fortune. And for this chance many were willing to risk their lives. There were three great empires in Asia: the Ottoman Turkish; the Mughal; the Chinese. Each was wealthy and sophisticated and had its own international trading network. How could Europe open up its own trading routes to Asia?"
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/tradingplaces.html | |
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| Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Online presentation of a 2002 traveling exhibition from the al-Sabah Collection at the Kuwait National Museum, which represents the most comprehensive and richest collection of Indian jeweled arts in the world. Includes images of 17 objects featured in the original exhibition.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2001/jeweled-arts-of-mughal-india | |
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| When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection |
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| Asia Society
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Online presentation of a 2004-2005 exhibition of Indian jewelry, with a focus on jewelry for women and deities. The site features more than 22 objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes topical text on women, deities, and jewelers and jewelry-making techniques, but there is no descriptive text for individual objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/indianjewelry/index.html | |
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