The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence - exhibition book
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The Great Mughals presents, for the first time the opulent, internationalist culture of Mughal Hindustan in the age of its greatest emperors: Akbar (r.1556-1605), Jahangir (r.1605-1627) and Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658).
Providing a compelling new narrative to describe the origins of Mughal art, it explores how a huge Iranian influence permeated the sophisticated craft traditions of the Indian subcontinent to create a distinctively Mughal court are included: from contemporary portraits to jewelled gold vessels and carpets.
In chapters that conjure the unique dynamics of each reign, essays with historical sweep combine with texts focused on important objects to tell unexpected stories about a dynasty perhaps best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal.
Available at a special price directly via V&A shops (RRP £40).
"a particular beauty" – Gavanndra Hodge, The Times, 13 Dec 2024
"Sometimes the magnificence of a book takes away one’s breath: The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence – is one" – Margaret Graham, Frost Magazine, 8 Dec 2024
"In this magnificent catalogue of her astonishing V&A show, Susan Stronge brings together a beautifully curated treasury of the greatest wonders to survive from one of the most elegant and refined courts in world history. Mixing the art of Timurid Central Asia with that of Hindu Rajasthan and cross fertilising both of these with new ideas brought from Jesuit Portugal and Jacobean London, the Mughals created an entirely new aesthetic." – William Dalrymple, 2 Jul 2024
"…as much a work of scholarship as an art object worthy of any collection dedicated to the marvels of world history." – Artlyst, 7 Nov 2024
Author/Artist/Designer
Susan StrongePages
304
Dimensions
28.7 x 24.7cm
ISBN
9781838510367
Colour
Multicoloured
Product code
169079
Book Format
Hardback
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The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence
This Autumn, V&A South Kensington celebrates the extraordinary creativity and internationalist culture of the Golden Age of the Mughal Court (c.1560 – 1660) during the reigns of its most famous and influential emperors. This vibrant period saw the diverse traditions of Hindu and Muslim craftspeople in northern India combine with the practise of Iranian masters in the royal workshops, producing a radically new and exquisitely beautiful style of art and design.
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