Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.306

c7.306

Obviously the Vedantic doctrine of Mâyâ, which treats all Nature as illusion, might, if pushed to extremes, cut away the ground of all artistic creation, just as the intense mental concentration which is the foundation of the Yoga school of philosophy might eventually lead to absolute quietism and intellectual sterility. And doubtless these two tendencies have had considerable influence on the decadence of fine art in India.