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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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