Mckenna Form-Illuminated manuscript Function-It is to honor the Mughal emperor Jahangir Content-The emperor sits on a thrown surrounded by light. Context-Jahangir had many artists follow him around, in order to illustrate his life. Tradition- The cherubs in the painting are a copy of cherubs seen in european paintings. interpretation- Jahangir is near the end of his life because the hourglass is running out of sand. artistic intent- The emperor is surrounded by a halo of the sun and moon, to show that he is the source of light. Audience response- People contributed other pages to this miniature.
Nandini Form: watercolor and gold Function: Given as gifts Content: Jahangir hands a book to a religious scholar Context: Jahangir was the patron Change: style of painting combines Indian with the Islamic Persian and European traditions Interpretation: Very strong belief in religion, so they made the two holy men bigger than everybody else Artistic Intent: Honors Jahangir's Muslim faith and attests to the status of the arts at his cultured and cosmopolitan court Audience Response: Uses lots of symbolism so that all faiths at his court are represented.
katherine form- ink on paper function- to bring together many from distant lands content- artist signs his name with a flower context- cross cultural influences tradition- devotion to an eleventh century saint interpretation- jahangir was supposedly reaching the end of his life artistic intent- to narrate the story of his life audience response- recieved as a gift
Mckenna
ReplyDeleteForm-Illuminated manuscript
Function-It is to honor the Mughal emperor Jahangir
Content-The emperor sits on a thrown surrounded by light.
Context-Jahangir had many artists follow him around, in order to illustrate his life.
Tradition- The cherubs in the painting are a copy of cherubs seen in european paintings.
interpretation- Jahangir is near the end of his life because the hourglass is running out of sand.
artistic intent- The emperor is surrounded by a halo of the sun and moon, to show that he is the source of light.
Audience response- People contributed other pages to this miniature.
Nandini
ReplyDeleteForm: watercolor and gold
Function: Given as gifts
Content: Jahangir hands a book to a religious scholar
Context: Jahangir was the patron
Change: style of painting combines Indian with the Islamic Persian and European traditions
Interpretation: Very strong belief in religion, so they made the two holy men bigger than everybody else
Artistic Intent: Honors Jahangir's Muslim faith and attests to the status of the arts at his cultured and cosmopolitan court
Audience Response: Uses lots of symbolism so that all faiths at his court are represented.
katherine
ReplyDeleteform- ink on paper
function- to bring together many from distant lands
content- artist signs his name with a flower
context- cross cultural influences
tradition- devotion to an eleventh century saint
interpretation- jahangir was supposedly reaching the end of his life
artistic intent- to narrate the story of his life
audience response- recieved as a gift