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# Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c12.209

Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c12.209

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### [c12.209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c12.209)

Plate LXXIII. is one of Mr. Tagore's earliest works, an essay in Indian \*fresco buono\*, which shows at the same time his technical deficiencies and his rare power of artistic expression. The allegorical story of Kacha and Devâjâni which it illustrates is told in the Mahâbhârata:¹

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## Cites (1)

- [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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