Early Portrait Painting in Tibet
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Singer, Jane Casey
Jane Casey Singer is the [co-] author of : Gold Jewelry from Tibet and Nepal, Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet and Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam CollectionBy Singer, Jane Casey
Published on 29 February 2008
30 November 1996, Asianart.com
One facet of Tibetan iconic art is to be found in early portrait paintings. Portraiture figured prominently in Tibetan art between ca. 1000 and 1400 A.D., and yet almost nothing is known about its functions and its significance. This essay addresses two main questions: What aesthetic and theoretical guides did artists observe in painting historical persons? And what social, political, and religious purposes did portraiture serve in pre-fifteenth century Tibet?
One facet of Tibetan iconic art is to be found in early portrait paintings. Portraiture figured prominently in Tibetan art between ca. 1000 and 1400 A.D., and yet almost nothing is known about its functions and its significance. This essay addresses two main questions: What aesthetic and theoretical guides did artists observe in painting historical persons? And what social, political, and religious purposes did portraiture serve in pre-fifteenth century Tibet?
© Jane Casey Singer
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