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# Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.135

Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.135

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### [c7.135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.135)

The Gandharan school is not an example of Hellenistic influence upon Indian art, but the reverse: it shows Græco-Roman art being gradually Indianised. The Gandharan sculptors doubtless helped to execute many Indian monuments, but they never created an ideal of Buddha for Indians to imitate.

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