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MATHURA SCHOOL OF ARTS,

GANDHARA SCHOOL OF ARTS,


AMARAVATI SCHOOL OF ARTS
Posted by S ELF S TU DY H IS TORY on MA RCH 10, 2015

MATHURA SCHOOL OF ARTS, GANDHARA SCHOOL OF ARTS,


AMARAVATI SCHOOL OF ARTS
Mathura School of art
At Sanchi, Barhut or Gaya, Buddha was never depicted in a human
form but was represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or
wheel.
Artisans from Mathura initially continued the Mauryan sculptural forms
of the Yaksha and Yakshi, until a human image of Buddha appeared,
which was independent of other schools of art, but later influenced by
the Gandhara School.
The representations of the Buddha in Mathura, in central northern India,
are generally dated slightly later than those of Gandhara.
Period and Center of Production
Mathura School of art is purely indigenous style. Mathura art developed
during post Maurya peiod (mainly during Shunga period) and reached
its peak during the Gupta period (AD 325 to 600).
The traditional centre, Mathura, remained the main art production site
whereas Sarnath and Kosambi also emerged as important centres of art
production. Spotted red sandstone has been used in this school.

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