Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.48

c7.48

The artistic castes, fallen into discredit as exponents of national culture, either join in the general scramble for Government clerkships, or accept the choice offered them of becoming mechanical copyists of European commercial art, or of manufacturing the cheap bric-à-brac which passes for Indian art in the European market. In some of the native states, however, more especially in Rajputana and in Mysore, there is still some demand for their services as artists; and herein at present lies the best, if not the only, hope for Indian art.