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• It was based on the indigenous art traditions but with the coming up of Kushana
rule in Mathura a greater level of development took place
• This school of art flourished around the Mathura region of Uttar Pradesh
• Artistic traditions began in the middle of 2nd century BCE but it progressed more
around the 1st century CE (AD)
• Extensive use of locally available spotted (mottled) red sandstone from the Sikri
mines for making images
• The first images of Buddha were made here and this idea of making images of
Buddha later spread to other places including Gandhara
Contd.
• Buddha’s body has been depicted in a very thin and slender form, even ribs are
visible
• Amaravati school of art is naturalistic and sensual
• Female figurines are made in different postures
• Feminine beauty is better depicted at Amaravati than at Mathura school of Art
• The Amaravati School of art had a great influence on the later period sculpture of
south India and even in Sri Lanka and South-East Asia
Amaravati Art
Amaravati Art
Amaravati Stupa
The Bharhut Sculptures
The Ellora Cave Sculpture
Nagarjunikonda Stupa