River Ganges

Cave 21, Ellora

The same sculpture as on the previous page, here seen in a much more appealing, although less analytically informative – and in some respects (such as the true relationship between the smaller and larger female figures) quite misleading – photo.

Comparison between this and the previous photo illustrates the creative tension between art (the image itself) and art history (the study of the image with respect to its context and meaning).