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The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco-Roman-Buddhist art is the school - |
A. | Mauryan |
B. | Shunga |
C. | Gandhara |
D. | Gupta |
Answer» C. Gandhara | |
Explanation: The Gandhara School of Art is also known as the Graeco-Buddhist School of Art since Greek techniques of art were applied to Buddhist subjects. The most important contribution of the Gandhara School of Art was the evolution of beautiful images of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, which were modelled on identical characters of Graeco-Roman pantheon. The Gandhara School of art developed in first century AD during the reign of Kanishka. |
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