Indian art and culture / Sculpture
Gupta and medieval stone sculpture
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Sarnath school Buddha (Dharmachakrapravartana), Sultanganj bronze, Deogarh Sheshashayi Vishnu; Gupta as classical idiom
- Udayagiri caves near Vidisha (Bhilsa, Madhya Pradesh): Varaha rescuing Bhudevi (Gupta, c. 400 CE), not Mount Abu
- Arjuna's Penance or Descent of the Ganga on boulders at Mamallapuram; rathas; Mahishasuramardini mandapa
- Elephanta Maheshamurti (Trimurti), Ellora Kailasa Ravana shaking Kailasa, Ajanta cave 26 Mahaparinirvana
- Tribhanga (three bends) posture; Khajuraho and Konark figures; Chalukya, Hoysala and Pala styles
- Relative dating used by the exam: Dhauli elephant (Maurya) before Udayagiri Varaha (Gupta) before Mamallapuram (Pallava) before Lingaraja (Somavamshi)
Where to study
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, pp. 1-34 (printed 27-60)
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, Seated Buddha, Sarnath (Gupta period), pp. 26-27 (printed 52-53)
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, Elephanta Caves and Other Sites; Maheshmurti, Elephanta, pp. 16-17 (printed 42-43)
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, Maheshmurti, Elephanta, pp. 32-33 (printed 58-59)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, pp. 2-35 (printed 69-102)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Early Temples; Central India (Deogarh Dashavatara panels), pp. 5-7 (printed 72-74)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Early Temples; Central India (the Gupta cave shrines of Udaigiri near Vidisha), pp. 2-6 (printed 69-73)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Mahabalipuram (Arjuna's Penance or Descent of the Ganga, Mahishasuramardini), pp. 29-30 (printed 96-97)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Ravana Shaking Mount Kailasha, pp. 31-32 (printed 98-99)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Sculpture, Iconography and Ornamentation; Central India; East India (Khajuraho and Konark figures), pp. 3-13 (printed 70-80)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Architecture in the Deccan (Hoysala sculpture); Nataraja, Halebid, pp. 21-23 (printed 88-90)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Early Temples; Central India (Udaigiri near Vidisha, Gupta), pp. 2-6 (printed 69-73)
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, The Dravida or South Indian Temple Style (Mahabalipuram, Pallava); East India (Lingaraja, Odisha), pp. 12-18 (printed 79-85)
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 3
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books
- ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books, pp. 1-13 (printed 114-126)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 7 The Guptas, Stupas; Sculpture: Stone Sculpture, pp. 119-120 (printed 115-116)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, 9.5 Mamallapuram, pp. 156-157 (printed 152-153)
UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List
- Cultural properties: Elephanta Caves (1987)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 3 Arts of the Mauryan Period
- ch. 3 Arts of the Mauryan Period, Pillars, Sculptures and Rock-cut Architecture (Dhauli elephant, Mauryan), pp. 2-3 (printed 20-21)