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Ajanta: East Wall, Fresco of the Young Bodhisattva at School, c. 500 A.D.

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dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Douglas E,/Basil Gray
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Ajanta, Maharashtra)
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T06:00:56Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T06:00:56Z
dc.date.created1963
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T06:00:56Z
dc.descriptionThe childish gravity of the young Bodhisattva at school is beautifully portrayed, The paintings are no longer composed in the broad friezes of the earlier style but cover the whole surface of the wall, one scene merging with another, both horizontally and vertically, There is however no feeling of confusion, but a steady continuous movement which is only halted when the arrested eye imposes its frame, These paintings belong to the full maturity, the complete realization of a culture when man sees himself and his society as perfect instruments of life's purpose, This serene confidence which comes from mastery of self, not of nature, is remote from our period of unease: perhaps the reason why the later paintings of Ajanta have received more praise and attention, "The movement of line is sure and inevitable, without trick or cliche, The illusion of warm, rounded flesh is conveyed by unobtrusive modelling and shading, The colour remains cool and fresh even now, so that the paintings swiftly present themselves to the eye in the diffused light, Emotion and pathos are expressed by the controlled turn and poise of the body and by the eloquent gestures of the hands," p, 27en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mediumsepiaen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-774en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-873en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-873
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/163542
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectCave 16 5th cent. [Ajanta]en_AU
dc.subjectarchitectureen_AU
dc.subjectmuralsen_AU
dc.subjectbook scanen_AU
dc.titleAjanta: East Wall, Fresco of the Young Bodhisattva at School, c. 500 A.D.
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: D, Barrett & B, Gray, Painting of India, Skira Treasures of Asia, 1963, p, 21

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