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HINDU ART
ITS HUMANISM AND MODERNISM
SECTION I
ART-CRITICISM IN SHAKOONTALA
In Kalidasa's play, Shakoontala (fifth century A. C.), we have among the dramatis personae Anasuya, a damsel of the hermitage, who is skilled in painting. Besides, a considerable portion of Act VI, Sc. ii is a study in art criticism. It introduces us to some of the themes of the Hindu painters, their methods of execution, and the æsthetic taste of the spectators.
King Doosyanta has through inadvertence dismissed his wife Shakoon-
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