A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c14.s2.104

c14.s2.104

The expert criticisms above quoted all agree in being general in their terms. Mrs. Herringham, in the too brief article already cited more than once, carries the aesthetic valuation of the paintings farther by distinguishing various periods and styles. She holds that the frescoes ‘fall into about six distinct groups, representing various schools and periods rather than the steady development of one school’. Going a little into detail, the critic proceeds:—