Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s9.11

v2.c8.s9.11

In Plate XIX the scene lies in a court room with beautifully painted pillars and awnings decorated with pearl strings. In the middle a dark prince is seen, whose figure seems to be somewhat wooden in appearance, probably because of the painter's posing him face to face with himself without the least inclination of the body. The drawing of the upper part of the body is not bad; the arms and wrists are well modelled, and the fingers are exquisitely shaped. The features also show refinement, but the legs are very poorly drawn, and mar the general effect.