[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949) › c6.23 # Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.23 Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.23 - **Language:** English ### [c6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.23) Reference is made to the great efficiency which at times the painters attained in their profession.¹² It is related that an artist painted a peacock feather. It was done in such a realistic manner that the king who had engaged the services of the artist to paint the picture gallery touched the painted feather under the impression that it was real. - [Previous: c6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.22) - [Next: c6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.24) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.23) · Pramāṇa