Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.133

Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.133

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v2.c77.133

The oldest authority on this point is the Mahābhārata where the possibility of highly realistic representation by means of light and shades in pictures is referred to in the verse quoted by Kṣemendra in his Kavikaṇṭhābharaṇa to show Vyāsa's knowledge of various arts including painting.

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit