Indian Art

by Partha Mitter

This concise, yet lively, new survey guides the reader through over 2000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, traditional women artists, tribal artists, and the decorative arts.

About the Author:

PARTHA MITTER is Professor in Art History at the University of Sussex. He was Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, Mellon Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Research Reader of the British Academy, and Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecturer at All Souls College, Oxford.