[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908) › c7.149 # Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.149 Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.149 - **Language:** English ### [c7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.149) The attitude and the subject suggest comparison with a famous work by a modern French sculptor—Rodin’s St. John the Baptist, in the Luxembourg; though the treatment of the great French artist is the very antithesis of the Indian. The St. John, in its nervous, restless energy, interrogative air, strong individuality, and splendidly realistic modelling, sums up all the spirit of Western life and artistic thought. The Bodhisattva, in its quiet, restrained dignity, calm conviction, and effacement of physical detail, is the embodiment of a great national tradition, a synthesis of Eastern philosophy and religious art. - [Previous: c7.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.148) - [Next: c7.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.150) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.149) · Pramāṇa