Embodying Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800
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17 Apr
19 Apr
2024
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Islamic Aesthetics
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Murad Khan Mumtaz
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Image: Squirrels in a Plane Tree : ,attributed to Abu’l Hasan, ca. 1608.Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 36.2 Å~ 22.5 cm. British Library,London (J.1.30)
Islamic art is often misrepresented as an iconophobic tradition. As a result of this assumption, the polyvalence of figural artworks made for Hindustan’s Muslim audiences has remained hidden in plain view.By combining an art historical survey with an analysis of primary Indo-Persian literature, this series of seminars shows how figurative painting was intimately linked to a unique Indo-Muslim religious expression that had a wide circulation across South Asia.
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April 17, 18, 19, 2024
Timing: 6:30 - 8:45 pm IST
Fees
Rs. 3,000 (For student discounts registrations kindly email info@jp-india.org)
Registrations Closed
Murad Khan Mumtaz
Murad Khan Mumtaz is an assistant professor of art history at Williams College. He examines historical intersections of art, literature and religious expression in South Asia, with a primary focus on Indo-Muslim patronage. By combining art history with textual analysis, his recent book, Faces of God: Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting (Brill, 2023),examines the cultural contexts within which these Islamicate images of devotion were made and viewed. Murad is also an artist trained in traditional Hindustani painting techniques, and continues to exhibit his work internationally.