Friday, November 4, 2011

Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India 1100-1900

This exhibit was so interesting and so comprehensive. The art of India itself is so influenced from many different directions. Buddhist, Muslim, Mongol and animism The ample secondary sex characteristics of the various Buddhist deities in the first room were eye catching and memorable. I like my green Tara's with breasts that could belong in the Macy's Day Parade. But that is really just the beginning. There are also these. I am always impressed by the amount of narrative the Indian miniature painters manage to pack into a little canvas. There is a fantastic scene of a tiger hunt covering a hillside.

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