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Q. In the Context of Indian Sculptural art “the statue of Kanishka” the Kushan king belongs to which of the following schools?
Q. In the Context of Indian Sculptural art “the statue of Kanishka” the Kushan king belongs to which of the following schools?
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The correct option is C
Mathura
Explanation:
The first century CE onward several schools of sculptural art developed in Gandhara,Mathura in northern India and Vengi in Andhra Pradesh. The sculptural tradition in Gandhara had the confluence of Bactria, Parthia and the local Gandhara tradition.Gandhara art has Hellenistic features.
The Buddha image at Mathura is modelled on the lines of earlier Yaksha images.Besides images of Buddha, Mathura also has images belonging to Jainism, Shaivism and vaishnavism,and those of Kings e.g.Headless statue of Kanishka.
In Amravati schools the sculptures are mostly narratives from Jatakas and figures are slender and bodies are shown with three bents(Tribhanga).
The Sarnath school developed in the fifth and sixth centuries CE;the traditional centre, Mathura, remained the main art production site whereas Sarnath and Kosambi also emerged as important centres of art production. Many Buddha images in Sarnath have plain transparent drapery covering both shoulders, and the halo around the head has very little ornamentation whereas the Mathura Buddha images continue to depict folds of the drapery in the Buddha images and the halo around the head is profusely decorated.
Mathura
Explanation:
The first century CE onward several schools of sculptural art developed in Gandhara,Mathura in northern India and Vengi in Andhra Pradesh. The sculptural tradition in Gandhara had the confluence of Bactria, Parthia and the local Gandhara tradition.Gandhara art has Hellenistic features.
The Buddha image at Mathura is modelled on the lines of earlier Yaksha images.Besides images of Buddha, Mathura also has images belonging to Jainism, Shaivism and vaishnavism,and those of Kings e.g.Headless statue of Kanishka.
In Amravati schools the sculptures are mostly narratives from Jatakas and figures are slender and bodies are shown with three bents(Tribhanga).
The Sarnath school developed in the fifth and sixth centuries CE;the traditional centre, Mathura, remained the main art production site whereas Sarnath and Kosambi also emerged as important centres of art production. Many Buddha images in Sarnath have plain transparent drapery covering both shoulders, and the halo around the head has very little ornamentation whereas the Mathura Buddha images continue to depict folds of the drapery in the Buddha images and the halo around the head is profusely decorated.
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