Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c12.71

c12.71

The exquisitely finished picture of which Plate LXIII. is a reproduction probably represents the highest achievements of the Mogul artists in painting the nude figure, though painting nudity for its own sake, or as a test of skill, was never the aim of an Indian artist. The perfect technique and the mastery of human anatomy seem to indicate that it belongs to the best period of Mogul art, *i.e.* the first sixty years of the seventeenth century, but the exact historical incident it represents is an open question.