INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY OF INDIAN ART (THEORY)

Indus Valley Architecture- Harappa and Mohenjodaro (Great Bath, Granary, Dockyard at Lothal), Sculptures- Head of a Priest from Mohenjodaro, Torsos from Harappa, Bronze Sculpture- Dancing Girl from Mohenjodaro, Terracotta Female Figurines, Pottery- Knobbed Pottery, Perforated Pottery, Miniature Pottery, Incised Pottery, Animal Shaped Pottery etc., and Seals- Pillar on the Unicorn Seals, Animals on Seals, Representation of Mythological Creatures, Copper Tablets.

Mauryan Art under Asoka- Pillars and their Capitals found upto now: Sarnath, Sanchi, Rampurva, Lauria Nandangarh, Lauria Araraj, Allahabad, Kosam, Nigliva Bakhira, Sankisa etc. Sculptures (Yaksha Yakshi etc)

Sunga- Kanva Art: Early tradition and Symbolism of Stupa Architecture, Stupa of Bharhut in detail: Its sculptures as Human Beings, Animals, Trees and Fruits, Sculptured Scenes in Bas Relief, Objects of Worship. Great Stupa No. I of Sanchi: Gateways and Sculptures.

Kushan Art at Mathura- Style and Contents, Stupa Architecture, Padmaravedika, Salabhanjikas, Origin of Buddha Images, Yaksha and Naga Statues, Brahamanical Images.

Gandhara art: Distinct type of Buddha images along with Buddhist iconography possessing Graeco-Roman and Iraninan influence. The life scenes of Buddha in Bas relief, Jataka scenes, Bodhisattvas, Kuber, Panchika and Hariti, Shalabhanjika and Hellenistic motifs and subjects.