Art of South and Southeast Asia

Question 8 • FL-0100310-Introduction to Art History

Which of the following is not true of art during the Gupta Period?

Answer

Many of the sculptures were carved out of a mountainside.

Murals were painted on prepared plaster surfaces, and colored with natural pigments.

The Indian people believed the Buddha was reincarnated, so many of the paintings showed scenes from Buddha’s past lives.

The art combined Hellenistic, Persian, and Native styles.

Explanation

Gupta-period art is known for cave sculptures and murals painted on prepared plaster with natural pigments. Many paintings depicted Jataka stories about the Buddha’s previous lives. The blend of Hellenistic, Persian, and Indian styles is more characteristic of Gandharan art, so that description is not true of Gupta-period art.

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