Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c10.24

c10.24

There are many other sculptured monuments in India itself, especially those in Southern India and in Orissa, which deserve more than a passing notice; but in most of these the sculptures are intended more for architectural embellishment than for a didactic purpose, and hardly come within my present scope. The types already given illustrate the best that Indian sculptors have produced in the province of "fine art," as distinguished from architectural decoration.