[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) › c15.10 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.10 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.10 - **Language:** English ### [c15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.10) But later \[? in fifth or sixth century\] appeared Bimbasāra of Magadha, an artist skilled equally in the use of brush and chisel (\*Meissel- und Bildwerke\*), who founded the 'Middle Country' \[\*scil.\* Magadha\] school, and produced works equal in merit to those of the gods \[\*scil.\* pre-Asokan\]. - [Previous: c15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.9) - [Next: c15.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.11) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.10) · Pramāṇa