Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options: Assertion (A): Artists of the period 200 B.C. - 300 A.D. often carved nature-inspired scenes on Stupas. Reason (R): These carvings were part of secular artistic expression blended with religious themes.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A is correct.
Assertion is true. In the period from about 200 BCE to 300 CE, the stupas at Sanchi, Bharhut and Amaravati were decorated with railings and gateways (toranas) carved with trees, creepers, animals, birds, rivers and the shalabhanjika (woman under a tree).
Reason is true. These carvings were not purely religious: artists drew on folk life and the natural world, mixing popular and secular motifs (yakshas, yakshis, animals, scenes of daily life) with Buddhist themes such as the Jataka stories.
This blending is exactly why nature-inspired scenes appear on religious monuments: the sculptors expressed a wider secular artistic tradition within a religious setting. So both statements are true and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
Similar Questions
Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:
Assertion (A): The Buddha sculptures of the Gandhara School show Hellenistic features.
Reason (R): The Buddha head from this school has curly hair and shows typical Hellenistic elements.
Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:
Assertion (A): The Buddha sculptures of the Gandhara School show Hellenistic features.
Reason (R): The Buddha head from this school has curly hair and shows typical Hellenistic elements.Which metal casting technique was mastered by ancient Indian sculptors?
Which of the following is a key feature of Mathura school of sculpture?
The Bodhisattva statues of Gandhara show the influence of which artistic style?
The Mathura School of Art is known for its depiction of?
The style of architecture associated with Mathura sculptures is called:
The Mathura School of Art flourished during which period?
The Mathura style of sculpture is distinguished by:
The art of Mathura influenced which other ancient Indian art style?
Important Questions from Sculpture
People who work with visual images include ______.
I. painters
II. sculptors
Which among the following is NOT a component of Lion Capital at Sarnath, India?
Who among them is not a sculptor?
The 'Bauhaus School' was located at
In which city was the ancient Vikramshila University located?
