Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s10.10

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The complexion of the lady in the middle is dark, but the artist has given her most refined features, and the high lights placed on the forehead, nose, and chin indicate apparently the effulgence of youth or the nobility of her position.³ A close study of the fresco shows that the effect of high lights has been produced by adding splashes of white paint on the general dark hue of the skin.