Elements of Indian Iconography ( Theory)

Introduction: Iconography to Iconology; A brief introduction to major Shilpa texts and their relevance to traditional Indian art; Aniconic and Iconic forms of Buddha, Bodhisattvas (Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Maitreya) and Buddhist goddesses (Tara, Prajnaparamita, Marichi)

Jataka stories and the life of Buddha; Tirtankara Images (Rishabhanath, Neminatha, Parshavanatha, Mahavira, Bahubali); Vishnu Images and Incarnatory forms of Vishnu; Surya images

Main Forms of Shiva (Nataraja, Uma-Maheshwara, Kalyana-sundaramurthy, Tripuranthaka, Yamantaka, Ravananugraha, Chandrashekara etc.); Sapta-matrika, Mahishamardini, Lakshmi, Saraswati; Harihara, Ardhanarishvara

Minor deities — yaksha, Kartikeya, Rebanta, Hariti-Panchika, etc.; Image to narration: Maya Devi’s Dream, Mahishamardini, Last Judgement

Introduction to Christian Iconography: Changing concepts and representations of Mary and Christ, The Apostles and the Saints