Vishvarupa: Paintings on the Cosmic from of Krishna-Vasudeva
Ranjan, Neena
List Price : US$ 114.65 Our Price : US$ 91.72
You Save 20% + FREE DELIVERY WORLDWIDE
PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 32182
ISBN-10 : 81-7305-333-2 / 8173053332
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7305-333-7 / 9788173053337
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2008
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
xviii, 166p., Col. Illus., Bib., 31 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Origins of Vishvarupa 2. Concept and Philosophy of Vishnu Vishvarupa 3. Vishvarupa in Indian Art and Thought 4. Vishvarupa in Indian Painting 5. Illustrations with Notes on Paintings
DESCRIPTION
Vishvarupa is a popularly known as the cosmic from that Krishna revealed to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra in India in the Mahabharata, circa 500 BC. This was captured in verse in two chapters of the Bhagavad Gita. The concept of Vishvarupa is rooted in the Indian philosophical traditions since the Vedic times and represents a holistic inter-dependence in the manifested universe at all levels. Vishvarupa explores the relationship of man with the Cosmic Being – the microcosm. Simple but effective visual representations of this though are found in Indian arts and culture though the millennia. Herein Krishna is present in a Brahmin, a mongrel dog, a tree and a stone in equal measure. While this book attempts to showcase for the first time a careful selection of Vishvarupa painting between the 17th and 20th centuries to stimulate further study, it also reveals the beauty and genius of Indian painting tradition for the lay reader.
