Discuss the features of Gandhar School of arts
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Answer:
It is a style of Buddhist visual art. It deals with subjects from Hinduism (both Vaishnav and Shavite images) and Jainism as well. It has Hellenistic features of Buddha image. The Buddha image at Mathura is modelled on the lines of earlier Yaksha images.
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The Kushana period was famous for the growth of Gandhara ait. The important centres of this art were Jalalabad, Hadda and Baniyan in Afghanistan. Peshawar became the meeting ground^of the eastern and western cultures. Greek and roman sculptors and artists were brought to construct buildings, Viharas and Chaityas.,This art was a combination of the Indian and Greek (Greco-Buddhist) styles. This new school of art called the Gandhar school of art originated in the Gandhara region, now in Afghanistan.
Explanation:
1. In this school of art, the life size statues of Buddha were carved. Until then, the Buddhist existence was shown only in the form of symbols like lotus, umbrella etc.
2. Polishing the statues was an important feature of this ait.
3. The specimens were mostly prepared in stone, terracotta and clay.