[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) › c7.195 # Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.195 Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.195 - **Language:** English ### [c7.195](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.195) The Mosaic law declares, “Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, or likeness of anything that is in heaven or earth,” and the Sunna, the law of Islam, likewise expressly forbids the representation of animate nature in art. - [Previous: c7.194](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.194) - [Next: c7.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.196) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.195](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.195) · Pramāṇa