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India of 320 B.C. to 300 A.D. — HISTORY STD 11 Arts — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ArtsHISTORYIndia of 320 B.C. to 300 A.D.3 Marks
Question
Tell us about Mathura art style.
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Answer

During Kanishka's time, Buddhism was widely propagated and spread.
  • In the first century $AD,$ Buddhism was divided into "Hinayana" and "Mahayana".
  • The Mahayana sect gave the Buddha the form of God and began his idolatry and worship.
  • This led to the creation of a large number of Buddha statues.
  • Various styles of pearls were born from the creation of Buddha statues.
  • Three main styles of Indian sculpture developed: $(1)$ Mathura art style, $(2)$ Gandhara art style and $(3)$ Amravati art style.
  • Mathura Art Style: Mathura art style has made important contributions to Indian sculpture.
  • The first statue of Gautam Buddha was made in Mathura style.
  • Mathura artisans were sculpting black dots on the red stones around Mathura.
  • Jain and Brahmin idols were also made in large numbers in the Mathura art style.
  • In addition to the Buddhist idols, statues of Vishnu, Kubera and Kartikeya were made during the Kushan period.

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