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Bell Ringer. What were the main 2 religions that influenced the architecture and sculpture of ancient India?. The Art of India . The Harappans. They used bronze and copper technology and built multistoried buildings made from fire brick. Drainage system

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • What were the main 2 religions that influenced the architecture and sculpture of ancient India?

  2. The Art of India

  3. The Harappans • They used bronze and copper technology and built multistoried buildings made from fire brick. • Drainage system • Written language based on pictograms or picture symbols • Made and traded clay pottery, bronze, stone figures, and cotton cloth

  4. Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro, India

  5. Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro, India

  6. Artist Depiction of Mohenjo-Daro, India

  7. Harappan Art • Mostly clay works or pottery made for trading purposes • Only a few small stone and bronze sculptures survived to present day • They worshipped many spirits who they believed were found in water, trees, and humans

  8. Clay Sculpture

  9. Figurines

  10. Copper Copper plate with vertical sides.

  11. Four Theories of Collapse • Archaeologists have offered four explanations for the collapse of the Harappan “Civilization”. • Three are based on ecological factors: intense flooding, decrease in precipitation, and the dessication of the Sarasvati River. • The fourth hypothesis is that of the Aryan Invasion, proposed by Sir R. E. Mortimer Wheeler and Stuart Piggott.

  12. Birth of Buddhism • 500 B.C. • Founder: Prince Siddhartha Gautama • In time he came to be called the Buddha, which means “the Enlightened One” • Buddhist believe in reincarnation- after death a soul returns to life in another form • Meditation - Act of focusing thoughts on a single subject or area, but not praying to a higher being

  13. Buddhist Architecture • Many Buddhist withdraw from society and live in monasteries called viharas. • At first these monasteries were simple woodensturctures or natural caves.

  14. Lomas Rishi cave: The arch-like shape facade of Lomas Rishi Caves, imitate the contemporary timber architecture. On the doorway, a row of elephants proceed towards stupa emblems, along the curved architecture.

  15. Chaitya Hall at Karli • 200 B.C. - Finest cave temple • Exterior of this cave is carved to look like the wooden construction of the time.

  16. Stupa • 1000 A.D. • A small round burial shrine erected over a grave site to hold relics of the Buddha

  17. Buddhist Sculpture • Sculpture depicted various events in the life of the Buddha • King Prasenajitvisits the Buddha, from the Bharhutstupa • Symbolism in this sculpture is the wheel having several meanings: circle of life, maturity, and death associated with each reincarnation, all leading to nirvana

  18. Gupta Era • 320 - 600 A.D. • The standing and cross-legged Buddha sculpture were perfected during this time

  19. Yakshini • One of the gates to the Great Stupa, Sanchi • Voluptuous woman, a spirit embodying ideas of fertility and abundance • Not part of the Buddhist faith but belongs to older widespread Indian beliefs • Was held that women were able to cause trees to blossom and bear fruit

  20. Buddha Preaching the First Sermon, from Sarnath • Seated in a pose of meditation • Mudras- hand gesture that indicates preaching

  21. Hinduism • 3 primary processes in life: .1 creation 2. preservation 3. destruction • 3 main Hindu gods: 1. Brahma, the Creator 2. Vishnu, the Preserver 3. Shiva, the Destroyer • Ultimate goal is liberation from these cycles into a permanent state of pure conscientiousness, nirvanna.

  22. Brahma Vishnu Shiva

  23. Hinduism Art • Vishnu dreaming the god Brahma and the world into existence • Carved in stone

  24. Hindu Architecture • Hindu temples- similar to Greek temples; neither was intended to accommodate large numbers of worshipers • Meant to be viewed from the outside • Ex. Vishnu Temple

  25. KandariyaMahadeva • Dedicated to Shiva • It rests on a stone platform that serves to mark out a sacred area and separate it from the everyday world

  26. The Khmer Kingdom • Temples were erected for the king or “god-king” • Finest and largest example is the beautiful temple complex known as Angkor Wat

  27. Jain Art • Traces its beginnings to a sage named Mahavira • Like the Buddha, Mahavira left the comforts of his home in his youth • Did not become a world faith, yet it still has an important presence in India • Watercolor paintings Ex. The Birth of Mahavira- The lives of the great saints

  28. Mughal Art and Influence • Influenced by Persian culture • Most beloved Mughal architecture is the TajMahal • Illustrated books were a second great Persian artistic tradition

  29. Mughal Paintings • Hamzanama- love of detail and jewel-toned palette while retaining the decorative flatness and saturated color

  30. Henna Paintings • Ancient art practiced exclusively by women, especially in India for weddings • Floral designs

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