[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) › c8.34 # Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c8.34 Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c8.34 - **Language:** English ### [c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c8.34) The Bharhut rail is, according to Fergusson, the most interesting monument in India from an historical point of view. It is especially important for the study of Indian sculpture, because it shows the degree of technical development the fine arts in India had reached before India came in contact with the Graeco-Roman art of Gandhara, before the Indian artistic ideal had been evolved, and before Indian artistic philosophy had been differentiated from that of Europe. Fergusson says: - [Previous: c8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c8.33) - [Next: c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c8.35) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Bharhut](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bharhut) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c8.34) · Pramāṇa