‘Indian Summer’ Season at the British Museum Offer
Image courtesy of the British Museum: Death of Vali; Rama and Lakshmana Wait out the Monsoon (detail). Illustration from the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas (1532–1623) Jodhpur, c. 1775; 62.7 x 134.5 cm. © Mehrangarh Museum Trust.
To celebrate Indian Summer, a season of exhibitions and events at the British Museum and the opening of the special exhibition ‘Garden & Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur’ from 28th May to 23rd August 2009, Audley clients can receive the special discount price of £3 on all Indian Summer lectures including Sacred landscapes in Indian tradition with Dr Anna Dalapiccola and India: Landscape and culture with broadcaster Michael Wood.
The exhibition is a rare chance to see paintings from the royal collection of the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur.
For more information and to book tickets call +44 (0)20 7323 8181 or visit The British Museum website.
To find out more about a tailor-made trip to see the arts of India visit our website, call one of our India specialists on 01993 838 345 or contact us online.
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Liz Stanford on June 3rd, 2009
Since I wrote this post I have now been to see the exhibition. I am passionate about Indian art and last year realized a long held ambition to travel to India and see the Taj Mahal and numerous other forts, palaces and monuments.
So I was very excited to hear about this exhibition which showcases many paintings not seen in Europe before and which were originally produced only for the enjoyment of the Maharaja and his court.
The exhibition did not disappoint and I had a wonderful time admiring the beautiful and surprizingly vibrant paintings (considering many were from the 17th century!) which ranged from miniatures to monumental artworks depicting the palaces, wives and families of the rulers of Jodhpur, as well as later ones which depicted episodes from epic narratives as well as yogic tradition. The detail in many was incredible with every available surface decorated in intricate and beautiful designs. A squirrel hair brush was used to capture this and a very steady hand must have been necessary!
There was also a beautiful embroidered and quilted tent canopy which is rather different to our tents of today!
I would really recommend the exhibition and the audio guide was also well worth it and really added to the experience. I’m now saving up for the richly illustrated catalogue so I can savour the paintings in my own time!