INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They used spotted red sandstone for making structures and statues, the initial images of Buddha little spiritual. Mathura school of arts has Pride themselves on creating images of Buddha and made statues of many other God and goddesses Jainism etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mathurā art, style of Buddhist visual art that flourished in the trading and pilgrimage centre of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, from the 2nd century bc to the 12th century ad; its most distinctive contributions were made during the Kushān and Gupta periods (1st–6th century ad).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mathura School of Art used sandstone for making statues and sculptures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mathura school of art is a Buddhist visual art form that flourished in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, as a commercial and pilgrimage centre. During the reign of Kushan emperor Kanishka in the first century AD, the Mathura School of Art flourished. During the Gupta period (6th or 7th century), this art achieved its pinnacle.