Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.224

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Though they cannot reproduce this atmosphere, the four following plates (XXI. to XXIV.) will give some idea of the imaginative power and artistic skill of Indian sculptors in dealing with compositions of great dimensions. They are examples of the finest period of Hindu sculpture, from about the sixth to the eighth century, when orthodox Hinduism in India had triumphed over Buddhism, and before Hindustan had succumbed to the Muhammadan invader. The art-traditions, however, were a direct inheritance from later Buddhism.