Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.85
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.85
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v2.c78.s2.85
**Types of pictures.**—There are double portraits on the same canvas—the miniature portraits on board or canvas as well as bigger ones on the wall. The princes who come to Damayantī’s Svayamvara amuse themselves by gazing at the pictures of the beautiful princess executed on the walls of the various mansions in the city (2). The themes thereof are the important incidents from the life of Damayantī. Pictures describing life incidents appear to have been common in ancient India. Kālidāsa, Bhavabhūti and Rājaśekhara also give out their representations.