THE MAURYAN AGE:
The rise of the Mauryan sty ushers in a new era in the political and cultural history of India. it was in the Mauryan Age that India became the cultural ambassador of the wold sending out missionaries to spread to India's civilization ad religion to distant parts of te globe. India under the Maura's sought to build a new world based on peace,brotherhood ad cultural it.
Te Ara period is a great la dark i the history of the Indian Art. In fact, the history of Indian Art begins with the advent of the areas.The stone Minuets of Asloka ave defied te ravages of tie ad they form the earliest sculpture attained during this period suggests that it had a long period of continuous and steady developments.Tradition credits Asoka with building 84, 000 pastas all over India and Afghanistan.
The Monolithic pillars or lats set up by Asoka furnish, perhaps, the finest, the most beautiful and characteristic specimens of the remains of the Mauryan art.These Asoka n pillars are a triumph of engineering, architecture and sculpture.The capital of the Sarnath Pillar is undoubtedly the most magnificent and has been declared the finest piece of sculptrue.
Dr. V.A. Smith makes the following observation on the Sarnath capital, which is our national emblem.
"It would be difficult to find countryman an example of ancient sculpture or even equal to this beautiful work of art, which successfully combines realistic modelling with ideals dignity and is finished in every detail with perfect accuracy".
It would not be an exaggeration if we call the Mauryan age a brilliant Period in Indian history. The world owes a huge debt to one of the Mauryan kings -Asoka. He is the only King in the history of world who gave up war after victory and attempted to banish war entirely from the world. He not only gave to the world the lesson of religious toleration but placed before the world the model of tan ideal king. the century and a half of Mauryan rule witnessed a growth of civilization,art and culture which entitled India to rank among the greatest countries of the time.
The rise of the Mauryan sty ushers in a new era in the political and cultural history of India. it was in the Mauryan Age that India became the cultural ambassador of the wold sending out missionaries to spread to India's civilization ad religion to distant parts of te globe. India under the Maura's sought to build a new world based on peace,brotherhood ad cultural it.
Te Ara period is a great la dark i the history of the Indian Art. In fact, the history of Indian Art begins with the advent of the areas.The stone Minuets of Asloka ave defied te ravages of tie ad they form the earliest sculpture attained during this period suggests that it had a long period of continuous and steady developments.Tradition credits Asoka with building 84, 000 pastas all over India and Afghanistan.
The Monolithic pillars or lats set up by Asoka furnish, perhaps, the finest, the most beautiful and characteristic specimens of the remains of the Mauryan art.These Asoka n pillars are a triumph of engineering, architecture and sculpture.The capital of the Sarnath Pillar is undoubtedly the most magnificent and has been declared the finest piece of sculptrue.
Dr. V.A. Smith makes the following observation on the Sarnath capital, which is our national emblem.
"It would be difficult to find countryman an example of ancient sculpture or even equal to this beautiful work of art, which successfully combines realistic modelling with ideals dignity and is finished in every detail with perfect accuracy".
It would not be an exaggeration if we call the Mauryan age a brilliant Period in Indian history. The world owes a huge debt to one of the Mauryan kings -Asoka. He is the only King in the history of world who gave up war after victory and attempted to banish war entirely from the world. He not only gave to the world the lesson of religious toleration but placed before the world the model of tan ideal king. the century and a half of Mauryan rule witnessed a growth of civilization,art and culture which entitled India to rank among the greatest countries of the time.
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