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Essay

Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in India

October 1, 2004

By Atteqa Ali

A few artists and art critics in India have begun to conceptualize their unique position in international contemporary art.
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Past Exhibition

Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting

February 6–June 9, 2024
Over the course of sixty years, British artist Howard Hodgkin (British, London 1932–2017 London) formed a collection of Indian paintings and drawings that is recognized as one of the finest of its kind. A highly regarded painter and printmaker, Hod…
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Exhibition Tour—Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE

August 3, 2023
Explore Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE in this virtual tour of the exhibition.
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Opera Lafayette: Les Indes Galantes

June 2, 2017
In 1725 a group of Native Americans performed for King Louis XV, and inspired Rameau's Les Indes Galantes, or The Amorous Indies.
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Past Exhibition

Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE

July 21–November 13, 2023
This is the story of the origins of Buddhist art. The religious landscape of ancient India was transformed by the teachings of the Buddha, which in turn inspired art devoted to expressing his message. Sublime imagery adorned the most ancient monume…
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Mother India at Metropolitan Museum Features Depictions of the Goddess in Indian Painting

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Essay

Made in India, Found in Egypt: Red Sea Textile Trade in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

March 1, 2023

By Ayesha U. Shaikh

Throughout the centuries the Indian Ocean has served as a transregional network facilitating the circulation of Indian textiles to locations as far away as Southeast Asia, Central and East Asia, and East Africa.
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Elephant Soul, Indian Brush

June 14, 2024

By Navina Najat Haidar

Take a closer look at the Asian elephant through the eyes of Indian court painters.
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Essay

Indian Textiles: Trade and Production

October 1, 2003

By Marika Sardar

The popularity of Indian textiles is evidenced in the number of words that have made their way into English: calico, pajama, gingham, dungaree, chintz, and khaki.
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75th Anniversary of Indian Independence Lecture—Art and Independence

December 15, 2021

By John Guy

Explore the life and work of Indian artist Y. G. Srimati (1926–2007), who grew up in Chennai during the Indian independence movement of the 1940s.
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Art

Enthroned Vishnu

Date: second half of the 8th–early 9th century
Accession Number: 1984.296

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Art

Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

Date: 10th–11th century
Accession Number: 1989.121

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Art

Standing Vishnu as Keshava

Dasoja of Balligrama

Date: first quarter of the 12th century
Accession Number: 18.41

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Art

Standing Buddha Offering Protection

Date: late 5th century
Accession Number: 1979.6

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Art

Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi)

Date: 1st–2nd century
Accession Number: 27.186

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Art

Crowned Bodhisattva

Date: 3rd–early 4th century
Accession Number: 2016.701

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Art

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

Date: 7th century
Accession Number: 1989.150

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Art

Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha

Date: first half 3rd century CE
Accession Number: 28.105

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Art

Vaikuntha Vishnu

Date: last quarter of the 8th century
Accession Number: 1991.301

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Art

Diadem with Kinnaris (Half-Bird, Half-Female Creatures)

Date: 9th–10th century
Accession Number: 1988.395a–c