Classical Phase of Indian Art .Gupta Dynasty - Golden Age of India

The Gupta Empire began in 320 AD, when Chandragupta I ascended the throne.
He expanded Gupta power from a local royal family in the kingdom of Magadha to a powerful empire. His son, Samudragupta the Great, sponsored art, music, and other cultural expressions.
 Samudragupta’s son and successor, Chandragupta II, presided over the zenith of
the Gupta Empire, a golden age for India.
Some of the great artists and thinkers that flourished in the time of Chandragupta II include Kalidasa, one of the greatest authors of Sanskrit poetry and drama, and Aryabhatta, a brilliant and influential mathematician and astronomer.

Classical Phase of Indian Art.

Gupta Dynasty- (AD320 - AD550)Golden period or Classical phase of Indian Art.

Ancient Indian Art...

-Next phase of Indian Art came in the 1st centuary AD. It was the most successful Kushana King - Kanishka (AD 78- AD140) patron of Art. He had links with Iran, China and Rome. NATYASHASTRA - the key treatise on Dance, Music were written between 1st centuary BC to 4rth centuary AD.

Ancient Indian Art....

The Mauryan Empire was followed by the Shunga Empire (2nd and 1st century BC) Between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, the Satvahanas built the Buddhist monuments at Ellora.

Ancient Indian Art: The Vedic and Bhuddhist Traditions.

ChandraGupta Maurya was the first imperial ruler of India (322BC to 297BC ) He founded the Mauryan Dynasty. His grandson Emperor Ashok ( 272BC to 232BC) was a patron of Art and the emerging religion Bhudhism....

Ancient Indian Art ........Timeline

- In 325 BC Alexander conquered India. This resulted in merging of Greek elements into Indian Architecture and sculptor which came to be known as the 'Gandhara Art'