AMRAVATI
SCHOOL OF ARTS - ART & CULTURE
Amaravati
School of Art:
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Amaravati School of Art flourished for
nearly six centuries, beginning from
200-100 BCE.
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The main area of the Amaravati school of
art is the Vengi region which lies
majorly in between the Krishna River and Godavari River in the state of Andhra
Pradesh.
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The famous
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stupa
sites
of Vengi in Andhra Pradesh
Ø Jagayyapetta,
Ø Amaravati,
Ø Bhattiprolu,
Ø Nagarjunkonda,
Ø Goli
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Amaravati School of Arts got patronage
from, first by the Satavahanas and
later by the Ikshvakus kingdom.
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Features |
Description |
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Development location |
Banks of the Krishna River, in Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Patronage |
Satavahana
rulers |
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Sculptural form |
Intense
emotions, slim figures with movement, complex anatomy |
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Material used |
White
limestone |
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Prominent places |
Amravati,
Nagarjunikonda, Goli, Ghantasala and Vengi |
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Symbolic
representation of Buddha’s life |
Symbolic
representation, narrative stories from Buddha’s life |
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Religious and secular
images |
Both religious and
secular images were present in this style |
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Transformation |
Later transformed into
Pallava and Chola architecture |
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Carving preservation |
Sculptural remains are
in the British Museum and the Madras Museum, Carvings of Nagarjunakonda are
preserved almost in entirety at the site |
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Amravati
Mahachaitya
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Amaravati
Stupa
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Guntapalle
- a rock-cut cave site near Eluru
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Rock-cut
stupas at Anakapalle near Visakhapatnam
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Sannati
is the largest stupa site excavated
in Karnataka.