MATHURA SCHOOL OF ART( 50 B.C. - 500 A.D.):
· at the holy city of Mathura between 1-3 A.D. · established tradition of transforming Buddhist symbols into human form. · Buddha’s first image can be traced to Kanishka’s reign (about 78 A.D.). · earliest sculptures of Buddha were made keeping the yaksha prototype in mind. · strongly built - right hand raised in protection and left hand on the waist. · The figures do not have moustaches and beards as in the Gandhara Art. · seated figures are in the padmasana posture. · not only produced beautiful images of the Buddha but also of the Jain Tirthankaras and gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. · although of indigenous origin, but greatly influenced by the Gandhara School of Art. · Guptas adopted, further improvised & perfected Mathura School of Art. · observed at - Sarnath, Sravasti and even as far as Rajgir in Bihar.