The study of technical treatises in Indian art has increasingly attracted much interest. This work puts forward a critical re-examination of the key Indian concepts of painting described in the Sanskrit treatises; called citrasutras. In an in-depth and systematic analysis of the texts on the theory of Indian painting; it critically examines the different ways in which the texts have been interpreted and used in the study of Indian painting; and suggests a new approach to reading and understanding their concepts. Contrary to previous publications on the subject; it is argued that the intended use of such texts as a standard of critique largely failed due to a fundamental misconceptualization of the significance of lsquo;textrsquo; for Indian painters.Isabella Nardi offers an original approach to research in this field by drawing on the experiences of painters; who are considered as a valid source of knowledge for our understanding of the citrasutras; and provides a new conceptual framework for understanding the interlinkages between textual sources and the practice of Indian painting. Filling a significant gap in Indian scholarship; Nardis study will appeal to those studying Indian painting and Indian art in general.
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