Which of the following are the salient features of Gandhara art? Moulding the human body in a realistic manner with minute attention to physical features like muscles, moustache and curly hair. Thick drapery with large and bold fold lines. Rich carving, elaborate ornamentation and symbolic expressions. The main theme was the new form of Buddhism - Mahayanism - and the evolution of an image of Buddha. Select the answer from the codes given below: Options: A . &nbsp1, 3, and 4 B . &nbsp2, 3, and 4 C . &nbsp1, 2, and 3 D . &nbsp1, 2, 3 and 4

Which of the following are the salient features of Gandhara art? Moulding the

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Which of the following are the salient features of Gandhara art?

Moulding the human body in a realistic manner with minute attention to physical features like muscles, moustache and curly hair.

Thick drapery with large and bold fold lines.

Rich carving, elaborate ornamentation and symbolic expressions.

The main theme was the new form of Buddhism - Mahayanism - and the evolution of an image of Buddha.

Select the answer from the codes given below:

Options:

A . 1, 3, and 4

B . 2, 3, and 4

C . 1, 2, and 3

D . 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
The home of the Gandhara school of art is the territory in and around Peshawar in northwestern India. The best of the Gandhara sculpture was produced during the first and second centuries A.D.
It originated during the reign of Indo-Greek rulers but the real patrons of this school of art were the Sakas and the Kushanas, particularly Kanishka. Gandhara art was a blend of Indian and Graeco-Roman elements. Specimens of Gandhara sculpture have been found in Taxila, Peshawar and in several places of northwest India.
The Gandhara School made sculptures of the Buddha in various sizes, shapes and postures. The reliefs depict Buddha’s birth, his renunciation and his preaching.

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