Hindu Temple Art is Part of Story in MET's Islamic Art Galleries
THE HINDU
NEW YORK - The renovated ‘Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia' that were opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this past month showcased the richness and grandeur of Islam's artistic and cultural heritage. India's presence was seen in a few galleries, including ‘Mughal South Asia (16th–19th centuries) Gallery' and ‘Later South Asia (16th–20th centuries) Gallery'. Works of art on display in this gallery are drawn mainly from the courts of Rajasthan, the Punjab hills and the expansive Mughal sphere. This gallery also provides useful and vital information on how Nayak Dynasty patronage in the 17th century sustained both Hindu temple art, an opulent court culture in Madurai and in Kerala, which drew much of its inspiration from the preceding Vijayanagar tradition. [link]
NEW YORK - The renovated ‘Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia' that were opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this past month showcased the richness and grandeur of Islam's artistic and cultural heritage. India's presence was seen in a few galleries, including ‘Mughal South Asia (16th–19th centuries) Gallery' and ‘Later South Asia (16th–20th centuries) Gallery'. Works of art on display in this gallery are drawn mainly from the courts of Rajasthan, the Punjab hills and the expansive Mughal sphere. This gallery also provides useful and vital information on how Nayak Dynasty patronage in the 17th century sustained both Hindu temple art, an opulent court culture in Madurai and in Kerala, which drew much of its inspiration from the preceding Vijayanagar tradition. [link]
