Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c10.7
Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c10.7
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c10.7
The style of these Prambanam sculptures often lacks the splendid simplicity and restraint of those of Bôrôbudûr. The extravagant fables of the exploits of Râma’s monkey allies are told almost in the spirit of burlesque, and the imagination of the sculptors sometimes runs wild in trying to depict the horrors of the trackless jungles and their demon inhabitants. Nevertheless there are many striking passages showing splendid power of composition and an exquisite technique.