Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c12.38

c12.38

Though much of this vituperation against the Gujarātī artists may be in a satirical vein, there could be no doubt that the author of the Pādatāḍitakam was not impressed with Gujarātī painters and speaks with disdain the crude colour daubs and ink blotches in their paintings. The actual examples of Western Indian painting, which have come down to us, show that the Pādatāḍitakam is not far wrong in his estimation of Western Indian painting.