Gupta - Art & Archietecture

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2. 1.The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire, founded by Maharaja Sri
Gupta, which existed from approximately 320 to 550 CE and covered much
of the Indian Subcontinent.
2.The peace and prosperity created under the leadership of the Gupta’s
enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors.
3.This period is called the Golden Age of India and was marked by extensive
inventions and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic,
literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy that
crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture.

3. The Gupta period is generally regarded as a classic peak of north
Indian art for all the major religious groups.
The Gupta Age, being an age of intense religion interests, saw the
construction of large number of temples and religious
architectures.

4. The excellence of Gupta architecture can be seen in the temples
of various Hindu Gods such as Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Kartikeya,
etc.

5. Vishnu Krishna

6. Ellora Buddha

7. Dashavatara Temple Ajanta Padmapani

8. The period saw the emergence of the iconic carved stone deity
in Hindu art, as well as the Buddha figure and Jain tirthankara
figures, these last often on a very large scale.

9. The two great center's of sculpture
wereMathuraandGandhara, the latter the centreof
Greco-Buddhist art.

10. Guptanstyle, the caves at Ajanta, Elephanta, and Ellorawere in
fact produced under later dynasties, but largely reflect the
monumentality and balance of Guptanstyle.

11. Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh

12. The Hindu UdayagiriCaves actually record connections with the
dynasty and its ministers,andthe Dashavatara Temple at
Deogarhis a major temple, one of the earliest to survive, with
important sculpture.

13. The culture of the Gupta Age went by its unique value and excellence. Many
features of that culture left there legacies for the future.
The greatest works of such immortal sons of India as Kalidasaand
Aryabhatta, and the great objects of timeless appeal as SarnathBuddha
and the Ajanta fresco will continue to represent the glories of the Gupta
Age.

14. is the priceless cultural heritage of India’s rich past.