Visvakarma is a collection of select writings by the famous art historian Coomaraswamy on Indian sculptural art. This volume contains plates depicting Buddhist Jaina and Brahmanical forms of sculptural art. The book begins with a depiction of forms of Buddha and bodhisattvas (Avalokiteshvara Tara [Ushnisha] Manjushri Prajnaparamita etc.) Shiva (Bhairava Gangadhara Nataraja etc.) Devi (Durga etc.) Vishnu (Balakrishna Narasimha etc.) and depiction of Jaina Tirthankaras Trimurti and Brahma. Also we find the depiction of nagas yakshas apsaras and masculine and feminine figures including the description of the famous historical personalities like Krishnadeva Raya Manikkavacagar etc. The conclusive part of this book contains the animal figures including the animal incarnations of Buddha and Brahmanical deities. These art collection pictures were obtained from various Indian and international museums like the Archaeological Survey of India Victoria and Albert Museum etc. and from private collections of individuals. The book is highly recommended to students instructors museologists and research scholars interested in Indian arts. About the Author Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (22 August 18779 September 1947) was a Ceylonbased metaphysician historian theorist and philosopher of Indian art. He brought the Indian tradition of art into the western world. He was also seen as the bridgemaker between western and Indian art and philosophy as he was much inspired by Hindu and GrecoRoman traditions. His works were influenced by the Traditionalist and Perennial Schools of Philosophy. He authored several books which were based on the traditional arts metaphysics and social criticism. He was also the curator of Indian art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
