Wednesday, April 18, 2018

192. Great Stupa at Sanchi - Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty, Buddhist - c. 300 BCE-100 CE



Form
Function
Content
Context

Tradition/Change
Interpretation
Artistic Intent
Audience Response

Responses due by:
Sunday, February 2, 2020 11:59 PM

3 comments:

  1. Mckenna
    Form-Stone Masonry
    Function- Is designed to be a Buddhist shrine.
    Content-The three umbrellas at the top represent Buddha, Buddha's law, and Monastic orders.
    Context-This project was funded my not just men but women also.
    Tradition-Uses a dome similar to those that the Romans would use.
    Interpretation-The dome is a physical representation of heaven.
    Artistic Intent- The buildings four Toranas, or gateways, were made to line up with the four cardinal points.
    Audience Response- It is a place of worship and Buddhists worship at this Stupa by circulating it (walking around it).

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  2. Nandini
    Form:Sandstone on dome
    Function: The center of the stupa serves as an axis mundi, connecting the heavens to the earth.
    Content:The narrative sculpture carved in relief tell stories from the jatakas.
    Context: Original location in Madhya Pradesh, India
    Tradition/Change: Use of horror vacui composition
    Interpretation: The circular motion around the stupa suggests the endless cycle of birth and rebirth.
    Artistic Intent: Venerated as a symbol of the Buddha's final moments.
    Audience Response: Rediscovered in the nineteenth century and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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  3. Katherine
    form-originally painted white
    function- buddhist shrine
    content- double stairway at south end
    context- patron is Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty
    tradition- no figural depictions, buddha does not actually appear
    interpretation- a railing around the umbrellas symbolizes a sacred tree
    artistic intent- represent heaven with the dome
    audience response- used as a shrine

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