Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.293

c7.293

"Later, in the time of Buddhapaksha [the identity of this monarch is uncertain] the sculpture and painting of the artist Bimbasâra were especially wonderful, and resembled those early works of the gods. The number of his followers was exceedingly great, and, as he was born in Magadha, the artists of his school were called Madhyadesha artists. In the time of King Shîla there lived an especially skilful delineator of the gods born in Marwâr, named Shringadhara : he left behind him paintings and other masterpieces like those produced by the Yakshas. Those who followed his lead were called the Old Western school."