Lifting the Veil from the Face of Depiction’
A Festschrift in Honour of Barbara Brend
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12564565 |
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| Authors | Mehreen Chida-Razvi (corresponding author), Alison Ohta (Royal Asiatic Society, corresponding author), Emily Shovelton (SOAS University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 713-720 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1356186322000578 |
| OpenAlex | W4296555116 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
‘Master Ahmad Musa, who was his father's pupil, lifted the veil from the face of depiction, and the [style of] depiction that is now current was invented by him.’ 1 This oft-quoted phrase from Dust Muhammad's (fl. 1510–64) preface to the Bahram Mirza Album 2 serves as the inspiration behind our title for this Festschrift in honour of Dr Barbara Brend, whose work has enhanced our understanding and appreciation of Persianate painting
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Depiction · Face (sociological concept · Honour · Linguistics · Literature · Painting · Phrase · Style (visual arts · Visual arts · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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