INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is considered a style of Kushan art as the school of Gandhara art flourished during the reign of the Kushan Dynasty, under the rule of emperor Kanishka from 1st century BCE to the 4th century CE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhara art, style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century bce and the 7th century ce.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of Kushanas. It was an intricate part of the Indian history and it is uniquely associated with the Greco-Roman style of Art.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kushan art, the art of the Kushan Empire in northern India, flourished between the 1st and the 4th century CE. It blended the traditions of the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, influenced by Hellenistic artistic canons, and the more Indian art of Mathura.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Gandhara School of art had also developed in first century AD along with Mathura School during reign of Kushana emperor Kanishka. Both Shakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara School, which is known for the first sculptural representations of the Buddha in human form.