Erotic sculpture “Mithuna love couple” from early Hindu times, museum replica as an art casting

Indian art

on the Indian subcontinent with today's states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka varies depending on the landscape and religion. Indian art is one of the most important complexes of world art and is religiously determined. One of her most outstanding achievements is to illustrate intimate contemplation but also sensual joie de vivre. Four culturally different main phases are line up:

in northwest and northern India the Harappa culture in the 3rd-2nd. Century v. BC, the periods of Indian antiquity to the Middle Ages, the Indo-Islamic periods since the Muslemian conquests from the 12th and 13th centuries and modern times, which initiates a "Hindu Renaissance" and finally interferes in modern international embossing.

The Harappa culture (approx. 2500-1500 BC) is the first high culture on Indian soil.

In the Vedic period from approx. 1200 BC. After immigration of the Aryan tribes, the famous Brahmanic box company formed, the basis of the later Hindu and Buddhist religions of India. In addition to the first iron devices, finely painted ceramics were found here.

The Maurya period (4-2 century BC) decided to form the early phase of state formation, in which the origin of Buddhism also fell. During this time, the first monumental architectural and plastic works, animal figures of the highest sculpture are created. In the early Buddhist and early Hindu period, the art styles of the stupas develop (around 100-75 BC). The Buddhist art styles do without the human representation of Buddha, in Hinduism there were pictures of gods from the start.

In the Satavahana period from the 2nd to 3rd Century AD came the early induistic and the Buddhist cult cult.

In the Gupa period (320-6th century), the design of the Buddha image with a complete inner collection was achieved. In Hindu art, representations of Shiva and Krishhnu were created with soft modeling and balanced proportions.

Medieval periods (7th-13th centuries). The common religious traditions of India proved to be a culturally uniform foundation. The trivial of Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma was the subject of artistic work. The Devi and Shaktis achieved a special position as female-cosmic forces in tantra art. In Buddhism, the esoteric direction of the Tantrayana in whose Pantheon dominated the Bodhisattvas and Taras in Buddhism. The temple buildings of that time, which were decorated with figure -rich reliefs, impressively.

Indo-Islamic art developed from the 12th century, but remains shaped by the Indian architects. Under the Mogul dynasty, which founded from 1526 Babur, a monumental fortress, palace and garden architecture began, which was characterized by the use of precious materials (red sandstone, white marble).