A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s5.t1.66

c13.s5.t1.66

'As works of art they are the most barbarous, it may be said the most vulgar, to be found in India, and do more to shake one's faith in the civilization of the people who produced them than anything they did in any other department of art. Where these monstrosities are not introduced, the pillars of entrances are only enriched a little more than those of the interior, when the ornamentation is in better taste, and generally quite sufficiently rich for its purpose.’ ¹