The Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks. Explain.

The Gandhara School of art had also developed in first century AD along with Mathura School during reign of Kushana emperor Kanishka. Both Shakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara School. Gandharan sculptures show strong Greek influences in the depiction ..

With reference to the Mauryan era art, what do you understand by the Court art and the Popular Art? Discuss with examples.

Court Art got the patronage of the royalty and largely included royal buildings, pillars, rock cut architectures, sculptures and stupas. On the other hand, popular art included stone sculptures, terracotta art and ring stones and disc stones. During the Mauryan ..

Describe those features of the buildings of the Secretariat, the Rashtrapati Bhavan which show that in the construction of these buildings, there is a happy synthesis of traditional Indian and modern Western architectural styles.

The Secretariat buildings have chhatris in the Mughal style. There are also carved elephants and bell ornaments, which are copied from Hindu architecture. The Secretariat was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the best proportioned building in ..

Discuss the leaders who were responsible for Art Renaissance in modern times especially in the areas of painting and music.

Through the genius and effort of a group of Bengali artists, chiefly the Tagores and Gangulis, and their disciples, there has been a revival of Persian, Mughal and Hindu paintings. The Tagores and Gangulis had a spirit and a genius, ..

Mention some buildings which were architecturally good when most of the government buildings during 1950 to 1960 were built under the influence of the Modern Movement. Also state what were the drawbacks of the Modern Movement in architecture?

After Independence, most of the architects who were called upon to produce a number of buildings in a short space of time between 1950 and 1960 did not draw on the decorative designs of Indian architecture. They were seduced by ..

The Diwan-i-khas and the Rang Mahal in the Red Fort at Delhi are described 'as the most ornamented of all Shahjahan's buildings and 'The crowning jewel of Shah jahan's seraglio' respectively by modern critics. Bring out the brilliance of these two buildings by giving a brief but critical account of these two buildings.

The two buildings which are a representative of the grandeur and brilliance of this sumptuous palace conception are Diwan-i- Khas (hall of private audience) and Rang Mahal in the Red Fort at Delhi. The Diwan-i-Khas, or Hall of Private Audiences, in ..

Describe the chief features of the architecture and sculptures of the Agra fort. Also give examples of some buildings in the fort in support of your answer.

Akbar built forts and palaces. He built the Agra Fort on the banks of the Yamuna in eight years. In its plan, it forms an irregular semicircle. The fort is fortified by a 2.4 km long and 21 metres high ..

Sanchi stupa represents a testimony to the Maurya, Sunga as well as Saatavahana art in India. Examine.

Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh is a site of three stupas out of which the first and the oldest Great Stupa was originally commissioned by Asoka. The ‘Great Stupa’ at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure of India and was originally ..