Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s21.20

v2.c8.s21.20

The complexions of the various characters of this story were originally of the same reddish-brown colour as that preserved in the lower parts of the fresco, but in the upper parts now they have different dark tints, in some cases being quite clayey. The change is due to the effect of smoke and fire.