Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c12.6

c12.6

From the above statement, it is, therefore, evident that the associations both of the object of art and the aesthete should blend to bring about that happy state of mind which is necessary for the realisation of aesthetic contentment. But this point of view, if accepted, is bound to bring great confusion in the field of aesthetics, as it would require the aesthete to know the associations of the object and then blend them with his own frame of mind which understands the religious significance of a particular piece of art, before he realises its aesthetic values.