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The specitic objectives of the study for the present book is to trace the developmjent of historical paintings in India and study the social, cultural, political and artistic background of the 18th century. A detail exploration of the paintings of Daria Daulat Bagh in Srirangapatna is undertaken and the development of style and influences on the paintings is vividly traced. The book is a sincere effor, unbiased, in understanding the life, predilection, and contacts development by Tipu Sultan during his tenure as a ruler and his interest in portraying a historical event through the medium of painting. As a result, due to thorough inspection of the paintings made by this study we get a clue to understand his artistic frame of mind, his political or personal interest and his contacts with other countries and his relationship with his contemporaries.
ISBN - 9789380569031
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