Kumaradeva was an Indian sculptor from the 8th century. His works include ''The Buddhist Goddess Shyama Tara (Green Tara) Attended by Sita Tara (White Tara) and Bhrikuti'' He is also the author of the treatise '' Silparatna'', which provides an account of

fresco-secco Fresco-secco (or a secco or fresco finto) is a wall painting technique where pigments mixed with an organic binder and/or lime are applied onto dry plaster. The paints used can e.g. be casein paint, tempera, oil paint, silicate mineral paint. ...

painting techniques in detail. According to this text, a picture should be painted with appropriate colours along with proper forms and sentiments ( rasas), and moods and actions (

bhava The Sanskrit word ''bhava'' (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin,Monier Monier-Williams (1898), Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Archiveभव, bhava but also habitual or emotio ...

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