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Gandhara and its Offshoots
| Title: | Gandhara and its Offshoots | | Author: | Fabri, Charles | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 9 Issue no. 2; March 1956, p. 36-40 | | Abstract: | The earliest examples of Gandhara art are basically identical with works of Sanchi, with only a few Hellenistic elements (mainly of fashion) distinguishing them. Gandhara art of the 6th to 8th centuries moved -- alongwith the rest of India -- from the classical to the richer, more sensitive, and elaborate baroque. Gandhara is, thus, a part of Indian art history, and the dating of Greco-Buddhist sculptures is possible to within a period of 50 years. Marg adds a note on the important monuments and images of Gandhara: the great tower at Shah-ji-ki-gheri (where the reliquary of Kanishka was found), stupa ruins at Ali Masjid, the Buddha image (supposedly the first representation of the 'Enlightened One" in Indian art), seated Buddhas, and a Bodhisattva image showing Sakyamuni as a young prince. The workmanship of the buildings -- patronized by the Kushanas -- is evidently a mixture of indigenous, Roman Eurasian, and Hellenistic influences. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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