English summary: Two collections, hitherto all but unknown, of Indian painting from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, which are part of the Dresden Copper Plate Cabinet, are the focus of these miniature stories. An inventory of the art collections of the Saxon Elector August the Strong, drawn up in 1738, lists a number of albums with portraits of Indian rulers and princes. In 1848, this collection was enlarged by a donation of 78 works, more diverse in terms of subject matter, from the estate of the German linguist ...
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English summary: Two collections, hitherto all but unknown, of Indian painting from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, which are part of the Dresden Copper Plate Cabinet, are the focus of these miniature stories. An inventory of the art collections of the Saxon Elector August the Strong, drawn up in 1738, lists a number of albums with portraits of Indian rulers and princes. In 1848, this collection was enlarged by a donation of 78 works, more diverse in terms of subject matter, from the estate of the German linguist and Indologist August Wilhelm Schlegel. The catalog offers a representative selection of the Dresden inventory which was enriched by the recent donation of a Shahnama manuscript from Kashmir. The exhibition presents this inventory in the context of loans from Mumbai, London, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Eleven essays in German and English discuss the background of, and provide insights into, the fascinating world of Indian painting. German description: Zwei bislang nahezu unbekannte Sammlungskonvolute indischer Malerei des spaten 17. und fruhen 18. Jahrhunderts im Dresdner Kupferstich-Kabinett stehen im Fokus der "Miniatur-Geschichten": 1738 wurde im ersten Inventar die Sammlung Augusts des Starken verzeichnet, vorwiegend Alben mit indischen Herrscher- und Furstenportrats. 1848 kam eine Schenkung von 78 thematisch vielgestaltigeren Werken aus dem Nachlass des bedeutenden Sprachwissenschaftlers und Indologen August Wilhelm Schlegel hinzu. Der Katalog stellt in reprasentativer Auswahl den jungst durch die Schenkung eines "Shahnama"-Manu-skriptes aus Kashmir bereicherten Dresdner Bestand vor. In der Ausstellung wird dieser im Kontext von Leihgaben aus Mumbai, London, Paris, Wien, Amsterdam und Berlin prasentiert. Elf Essaybeitrage auf Deutsch und Englisch erlautern Hintergrunde und geben Einblicke in die faszinierende Welt indischer Malerei.
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VG+ Blue color-illustrated glued wraps. 255 pp., profusely illustrated with 100s of color images and plates. Text entirely in German. The Kupferstich-Kabinett houses two almost unknown collections of Indian paintings. This catalogue, which was published to accompany the exhibition held at the museum, was developed in cooperation with the CSMVS in Mumbai. Both collections include miniatures from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, most of them created on the central plateau of the Indian subcontinent, the Dekkan. The collections and exhibition focuses include ancestors and families of famous Indian rulers, which were typically collected in albums (muraqqa), one of which is still preserved in the original. In addition, there are colorful reception scenes at the court (darbar), lion hunts and harem scenes as well as visits to spiritual teachers (darshan). The composition of the scenes often follows a complex logic in which the contemplation, content and style of the painting are inegrated. The exhibition invites you to explore this captivating seer life and to relate the objects to be discovered in the miniatures with works of art borrowed from renowned collections. The workshop-practical production of miniatures with specific techniques of papermaking, writing, drawing and transmission techniques will be in conjunction with restorative results equally engaging.
