Guitty Azarpay
Sogdian Painting.
The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art.
With contributions by A.M. Belenitskii, B.I. Marshak and Mark J. Dresden.
// Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. 1981. xxii+212 pp., 30 pl. ISBN 0-520-03765-0
Contents
List of text illustrations. — vii
List of color plates [1-30]. — xiii
Preface. — xv
Acknowledgments. — xix
Abbreviations. — xxi
Introductory note (by Mark J. Dresden). — 1
Part one. The paintings of Sogdiana (by A.M. Belenitskii and B.I. Marshak). — 11
Principal historic events. — 15
Special features of the social order. — 19
The nature of the cultural relations of Sogdiana. — 26
Archaeological substantiations of the dates of the Panjikent murals. — 35
The chronology of the paintings from Afrasiab, Varakhsha and Shahristan. — 47
Arrangement of the paintings on the walls of the buildings. — 52
The subject matter of the paintings from Afrasiab. — 61
The range of subjects of the Panjikent paintings. — 65
Characteristics of the style. — 73
Part two. Sogdian painting: the pictorial epic in oriental art (by Guitty Azarpay). — 79
1. The Background: The Traditions of Early Medieval Painting in Transoxiana. — 81
2. The Theme: Subject Matter and Iconography in Secular Imagery. — 95
The pictorial epic. — 95
The origin and particular traits of the continuous pictorial epic in Sogdian painting. — 102
The iconography of heroized and legendary figures. — 108
The warrior-wornan. — 115
Historic documentaries, genre and folktale. — 116
Military equipment. — 120
3. The Theme: Religious Imagery. — 126
The ancestral cult. — 128
The goddess Nana. — 132
The river goddess. — 140
Mithra, male divinities and other religious themes. — 141
4. Style. — 144
Composition. — 147
Narrative scenes. — 147
The human figure. — 150
Proportion. — 152
Religious imagery. — 155
Figural processions. — 157
5. Materials and Techniques of Sogdian Painting. — 159
Preparation of the ground. — 159
The use of color: pigments. — 161
Imported pigments. — 163
Symbolic use of color. — 165
The sketch. — 167
6. Continuity of Tradition: The Sogdian Artistic Heritage in Muslim Painting. — 170
7. Conclusion. — 181
Appendix: The Classification of Sogdian Painting. — 185
Index. — 205
[Plates 1-30]
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