Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and ArchitectureĨ. Introduction to Fine Art Class 11 Art and Culture NCERT IndexĤ. If you have any Material please share it with us at

Also want to download other eBook – Click Here In the West, mainly in Europe, the art-historical discipline has grown considerably with numerous methodological inputs, whereas in India it is still in the process of developing its investigating mechanisms.

The study of art history has developed in association with the archaeological studies, however, it is now recognized as a specialized discipline. With the study of religious texts, the history of religion was studied and identification of icons/sculptures and paintings was initiated, which became a dominant area of early scholarship. Over a period of time with the archaeological explorations and excavations, many art historical sites were discovered.ĭecipherment of inscriptions, and coins played a very significant role in our understanding of the past art traditions. The first attempt in this regard document the monuments as they represent very visible evidence of the bygone era.

This book works as a base for the complex Book like Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania.ĭuring the nineteenth century (the period of British rule), a few British colonial officers took active interest to study India’s past in collaboration with some Indian scholars and it is out of such endeavors that a systematic study of architectural monuments, sculptures, and paintings began in the Indian sub-continent. This book helps us in developing a good chronological order of the developments.

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