Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.95
Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.95
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Archæologists invariably refer to this type as "decadent" or "degenerate"; regarding the Græco-Roman type of Gandhara as the highest achievement of Buddhist art, because it approaches nearer to the Greek ideal. This habitual reference to Western standards and ideals in their criticism of oriental work frequently leads European critics astray, and generally makes them constitutionally incapable of doing justice to Indian art. It is always unsafe to assume that the Indian point of [Figure: BUDDHA PREACHING (From Sarnath)]