Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Gandhara art
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Buddha statue bodhisattva Maitreya Maitreya Mahā Māyā dreaming of the white elephant The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha, gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd or 3rd century ce; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Related Questions
Read Next
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
Blank canvas in an artist's studio. Art; oil paints; brushes; artists' tools
6 Contemporary Artists Who Redefined Their Mediums
Florence, Italy Statue of David by Michelangelo
How a Rejected Block of Marble Became the World’s Most Famous Statue
The Chinese philosopher Confucius (Koshi) in conversation with a little boy in front of him. Artist: Yashima Gakutei. 1829
The Axial Age: 5 Fast Facts
Discover
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)
9 Worst Generals in History
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan
Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket
Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?
The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain
20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid

Gandhara art: Media

Buddhist art
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://mainten.top/art/Gandhara-art/images-videos

Images

Buddha statue
Buddha statue in the Gandhara style, c. 2nd century; in the Delhi Museum, India.
Photos.com/Thinkstock
bodhisattva Maitreya
Bodhisattva Maitreya, schist sculpture from Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan dynasty, 2nd–3rd...
Photograph by David Jackson. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, IS.4-1971
Maitreya
Bodhisattva Maitreya, schist from Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan dynasty, 2nd–4th century...
Photograph by David Jackson. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, IS.100-1972
Mahā Māyā dreaming of the white elephant
Mahā Māyā dreaming of the white elephant, Gandhāra relief, 2nd century ce;...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum
The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha, gray schist relief, Gandhara,...
The Art Institute of Chicago, Samuel M. Nickerson Fund, reference no. 1923.315 (CC0)
VIEW MORE in these related Britannica articles: