{"product_id":"manaku-of-guler-the-life-and-work-of-another-great-indian-painter-from-a-small-hill-state-hardcover","title":"Manaku of Guler: The Life and Work of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. N. Goswamy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work centers upon Manaku of Guler - older brother of the greatly celebrated Nainsukh - reconstructing whatever little is known of his life, but following closely his artistic journey. Manaku came from an obscure little town in the hills of northern India - home to his singularly talented family - and yet his vision knew almost no limits. Endowed with soaring imagination and great painterly skills, this man - with a name that literally means a ruby, whose glow keeps hinting at an inner fire - was capable of painting giant rings of time upon timeless waters, envisioning the world of gods and demons, littered with cosmic battles and earthly triumphs. At least three great series were painted by Manaku: the Siege of Lanka which took forward the narrative of the Ramayana from the point where his father, the gifted Pandit Seu, had left it; the Gita Govinda and the Bhagavata Purana. Every single folio that has survived and is at present accessible - the number comes close to five hundred - from these series finds a place in this uncommonly rich volume. For the second time - Nainsukh of Guler was the first (also published by Niyogi Books) - Professor Goswamy looks here at the entire body of work of a great Indian artist from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB.N. Goswamy\u003c\/b\u003e, distinguished art historian, is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the Panjab University, Chandigarh. His work covers a wide range and is regarded, especially in the area of Indian painting, as having influenced much thinking. He has been the recipient of many honors, including the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, the Rietberg Award for Outstanding Research in Art History, the JDR III Fellowship, the Mellon Senior Fellowship, and, from the President of India, the Padma Shri (1998) and the Padma Bhushan (2008). Apart from the Panjab University, Professor Goswamy has taught, as Visiting Professor, at major universities across the world, and has been responsible for significant exhibitions of Indian art at international venues, including Paris, San Francisco, Zurich, New Delhi, San Diego, and New York. He is the author of over 25 books on Indian art and culture, including: \u003ci\u003ePahari Painting; The Family as the Basis of Style\u003c\/i\u003e (Mumbai, 1968); \u003ci\u003ePainters at the Sikh Court\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiesbaden,1975); \u003ci\u003eA Place Apart: Paintings from Kutch\u003c\/i\u003e (with A.L. Dallapiccola; New Delhi,1983); \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Indian Art\u003c\/i\u003e (San Francisco,1986); \u003ci\u003eWonders of a Golden Age: Painting at the Courts of the Great Mughals\u003c\/i\u003e (with E. Fischer; Zurich,1987); \u003ci\u003ePahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India\u003c\/i\u003e (with E. Fischer; Zurich,1992); \u003ci\u003eIndian Costumes in the Calico Museum of Textiles\u003c\/i\u003e (Ahmedabad,1993); \u003ci\u003eNainsukh of Guler: A great Indian Painter from a small Hill State\u003c\/i\u003e (Zurich and New Delhi, 1997); \u003ci\u003eDomains of Wonder: Selected Masterworks of Indian Painting\u003c\/i\u003e (with C. Smith; San Diego, 2005); and, more recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 101 Great Works\u003c\/i\u003e (New Delhi and London, 2014, 2016) and \u003ci\u003ePahari Paintings - The Horst Metzger Collection in the Museum Rietberg\u003c\/i\u003e (with E. Fischer; Zurich and New Delhi).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 12 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48703969231097,"sku":"9789385285820","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HaoNtT9Lo-9789385285820.webp?v=1784807532","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/manaku-of-guler-the-life-and-work-of-another-great-indian-painter-from-a-small-hill-state-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}