[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) › c15.9 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.9 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.9 - **Language:** English ### [c15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.9) The succession was then carried on by the Yaksha, or spirit artists employed by Asoka \[250 B. C.\], and next by the semi-human Nāgas under the control of Nāgārjuna \[\*cir.\* A. D. 200; Amarāvatī\]. After Nāgārjuna it seemed as if the knowledge of art had vanished from among men; no regular succession of artists could be traced, although individuals of genius made exceptional efforts. - [Previous: c15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.8) - [Next: c15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.10) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c15.9) · Pramāṇa