Question

Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the romans as to the greeks. explain

Answer 1

Gandhara sculpture owed as much as to Romans as to Greeks. The depiction of Buddha as man of God is believe to be inspired from Greek mythology. some examples of gandhara art depict both Buddha and Greek gods

Answer 2

Gandhara art is mainly of Greco-Roman origin and also combines Indian artistic traditions.

In Gandhara art, there is a strong Greek influence when depicting ‘man-god’.

It also incorporates various techniques and motifs from the Classical Roman Art.

The Buddha is shown as man- god and it was depicted same as the sculptures of young Apollo.