. A short history of art . ic belief ofBrahminism encouraged the fashioning of weirdly fan-tastical and horrible forms both in the interior and on theoutside of the temples and tombs. Painting Painting at an early period was adopted for wall decora-tions ; processions, battle and hunting scenes, and the figureof Buddha being represented in lively colours, particularlyred, blue, white, and brown. They were executed with free-dom and naturalistic skill. At a later period the Indianartists were occupied with miniature painting. By this timesymbolism had hardened into a conventional tradition; yet
. A short history of art . ic belief ofBrahminism encouraged the fashioning of weirdly fan-tastical and horrible forms both in the interior and on theoutside of the temples and tombs. Painting Painting at an early period was adopted for wall decora-tions ; processions, battle and hunting scenes, and the figureof Buddha being represented in lively colours, particularlyred, blue, white, and brown. They were executed with free-dom and naturalistic skill. At a later period the Indianartists were occupied with miniature painting. By this timesymbolism had hardened into a conventional tradition; yet,where the subjects are drawn from actual life, convention-ality yields to a poetic feeling, full of tenderness and grace. The first Hindu style of architecture is called the Dra-vidian style. Temples Hindu temples had four parts. The temple proper, cor-responding to the cella of Greek architecture, contained theshrine for the sacred image. It was square in plan, with apyramidal roof of several stories. This was called the. < a,9 -S 1
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