Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c5: Chapter IV
Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c5
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Chapter IV
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THE DIVINE IDEAL (*continued*)
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The female type in Indian art—Prajnâparamitâ, Saraswati, and Târâ—Durgâ and Kâlî—Barbaric elements in Indian art—Orthodox Hindu teaching differentiated from the Buddhist—Sukracharya and the keynote of Indian art—Hindu aversion to anthropomorphic images—The Hindu conception of the form of God—The superhuman type in Hindu and Buddhist sculpture—Dharmapala and Manjusri—The Trimûrti—Durgâ slaying Mahisha—Indian sculpture and its architectural environment—The sculpture at Elephanta—Siva as Bhairava—The Ellora Caves—Ravana under Kailâsa—Narasinha and Hiranya-kasipu—The apparent rarity of Indian masterpieces—Idealism and naturalism—Bronze figure of Siva as Natesa—Hari-hara—Ganesha—Târanâtha's history of the Indian schools of sculpture and painting—Some of the esoteric causes of the decadence of Indian sculpture—The value of tradition in art . . . . . . . 51–82
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CHAPTER V
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THE HUMAN IDEAL AND THE SCULPTURES OF BHARHUT, SANCHI, AND AMARÂVATI
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Indian idealism in relation to the art of everyday life—Art and education in ancient India—Art and Nature—The inspiration of Indian art—Indian sculpture-galleries and their educational uses—The technical characteristics of the sculptures of Bharhut, Sanchi, and Amarâvati—Their place in the evolution of the Indian ideal—The Amarâvati sculptures and the influence of Gandharan art—The ancient Indian universities as the art-centres of Asia . . . . . . 83–109
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CHAPTER VI
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BÔRÔBUDÛR—THE PARTHENON OF ASIA
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History of the colonisation of Java by Indians—The building of Bôrôbudûr—The sculptured reliefs—Comparison with Lorenzo Ghiberti's work—The characteristics of the art of Bôrôbudûr—Eleven panels described and illustrated—The modern valuation of works of art—The ethical purpose of the art of Bôrôbudûr . 110–131
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CHAPTER VII
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HINDU ART IN JAVA AND KAMBODIA, ETC.—PORTRAITURE
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The sculptures of Prambanam, in Java—Indian art in Kambodia—The temple of Nakhon Vat—Portraiture in Indian sculpture—Ethnical types in uncanonical religious art—Two heads of Bhima—A head of Buddha—A horse and figure from Kanârak, in Orissa—Statuette of Kuvera, the god of wealth—A Tibetan nun—National tradition and individualism in art . 132–150
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PART II
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PAINTING