Art Review :
Putting Names to the Greats of Indian Art
By Roberta Smith - New York Times , 29 September 2011

Art historians rarely rest, and the world is generally a better place for their exertions. Scholars of the great painting traditions of India, for example, have taken knowledge of their subject to new levels in the past few decades, with their assiduous combing of documents, deciphering of inscriptions and scrutinizing of artworks.

Their immediate aim has been to name the names of Indian artists and identify their creations, pinning down as never before who did what, where and when. Their motive has been to dispel the long-held view, especially in the West, that these often small, transcendent works were made by unlauded artisans toiling away in monasteries and imperial workshops.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/arts/design/putting-names-to-the-greats-of-indian-art.html?_r=2

Image :
“The Lover Prepares to Depart,” from around 1710 and attributed to Golu of Nurpur, at the Metropolitan Museum.