Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.152

v2.c76.152

According to Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra, however, types of painting emerge from the types of the background. Accordingly the background on which the images are to be painted consists of Paṭṭa, i.e. board; Paṭa i.e. cloth and Kuḍya, the wall. Thus the types of painting according to this text are mural paintings and those drawn on cloth and board. This shows the great advancement achieved in the art of painting in its times.