Much maligned monsters : a history of European reactions to Indian art - Mitter, Partha (New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013)
Indian art in travellers' tales -- Eighteenth century antiquarians and erotic gods -- Orientalists, picturesque travellers, and archaeologists -- Historical and philosophical interpretations of Indian art -- The Victorian interlude -- Towards the twentieth century: a reassessment of present attitudes.
Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1977.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-378) and index.
Keywords: Art, European -- Indic influences; Art, Indic -- History; Art, Indic -- Public opinion