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Question
The foundation of Indian iconography was laid ______ by school of art.
Options
Nagar
Dravid
Gandhar
Mathura
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Solution
The foundation of Indian iconography was laid by mathura school of art.
Explanation:
The Gandhara school of art laid the foundation of Indian iconography by creating the earliest images of Buddha and other deities. It blended Indian themes with Greco-Roman artistic elements, greatly influencing later Indian sculpture.
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