[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c13.s2.5 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s2.5 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s2.5 - **Language:** English ### [c13.s2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c13.s2.5) A special characteristic of Tibetan art is the abundance of realistic, highly individualized portrait statuettes of holy Lamas and other Buddhist saints. How far such reputed portraits are actual likenesses and how far merely typical forms it is impossible to say. They may be authentic portraits transmitted by tradition through contemporary paintings. The Tibetan artists are, I believe, usually Lamas. - [Previous: c13.s2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c13.s2.4) - [Next: c13.s2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c13.s2.6) - [Up: c13.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c13.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c13.s2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c13.s2.5) · Pramāṇa