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Werner Forman Archive |
INDIA |
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Werner Forman Archive |
INDIA |
Landscapes, masterpieces of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Moghul art and architecture.
Paintings depicting Portuguese, Dutch and British merchants and officials and a collection of erotic album paintings are of particular interest.
View a sample selection below. To search the full collection complete the registration form at
www.werner-forman-archive.com/registrationform.htm
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The Hindu trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Elephanta, India, 7th-8th C. |
The Taj Mahal. Agra, India, 1632-1654. |
Illustration from "The History of Akbar". Akbar's remorse on the hunting field. Moghul, c.1600. India Office Library, London. |
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Dancing apsara. Sri Lanka, 18th C. Private Collection. |
A cloth painting detail illustrating the legend of Krishna. Hindu, 19th C. Philip Goldman Collection. |
The goddess Kali. Hindu, 16th C. Private Collection. |
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Painting from an album of erotica. India, 18th C. Private Collection.
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Jain icon representing the released spirit. Rajastan, India, 18th C. Private Collection. |
East India Company official smoking a water pipe. India,1760. Victoria & Albert Museum, London. |
