Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c17.16

c17.16

One is at a disadvantage in describing only the eighteenth century work; for it represents the old age of a great art, rather than its beginning or its prime. The earlier stone sculptures of Ceylon, of various dates, and early bronzes are adequate examples of Indian art; but the eighteenth century images, though possessed of dignity and other qualities, are generally not beautiful, and are sometimes even grotesque.