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- Remains of paintings of this period are found at Ajanta, Bagh, Badami and other places.
- Mural paintings of Ajanta are not true frescoes, for a fresco is painted while the plaster is still damp, and the murals of Ajanta were made after it had set. Surface of these paintings was done in a very simple way.
- The art of Ajanta and Bagh shows the ‘Madhyadesa School ' of painting at its best.
- The finest examples of Buddhist art during the Gupta period are the paintings of Ajanta caves. Depicting the life of Buddha and Jataka stories, these paintings with lustrous colours have not faded, even after centuries.
