[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) › c7.294 # Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.294 Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.294 - **Language:** English ### [c7.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.294) The King Shîla referred to is probably the celebrated King Harsha-Vardhana Siladitya (A.D. 606-648), an account of whose empire is given in the narrative of Hiuen Thsang's pilgrimage. The finest of the paintings and sculptures of Ajanta may thus be attributed to this "Old Western" school. - [Previous: c7.293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.293) - [Next: c7.295](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.295) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.294) · Pramāṇa