A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s9.2

c13.s9.2

The excessive deference to ritual prescription, generally recognized as a defect in Hindu art, is carried to such an extremity by the Jains that images differing in age by a thousand years are almost indistinguishable in style. The uniformity which runs through the centuries extends all over India, so that little difference between northern and southern productions is noticeable, and the genius of individual artists finds small scope for its display.