MATHURA SCHOOL OF ARTS, GANDHARA SCHOOL OF ARTS, AMARAVATI SCHOOL OF ARTSPosted by SELFSTUDYHISTORY  on MARCH 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.