Essays on Ancient Oriental Art
This section brings together a series of essays dedicated to ancient Hindu-Buddhist art, with particular attention to sculptures, architectural fragments, and sacred images from India, Gandhara, Nepal, Tibet, and Central Asia.
Gandhara Art
Shiva Iconography
Buddhist Sculptures
Padmapani: the lotus bearer and the form of compassion
Buddhist mudras: gesture, doctrine and presence
Hindu art: Shiva, Vishnu and sacred image
India, Himalaya and Nepal: iconographic continuity and regional traditions
Hari Hara: composite image and theological synthesis
Tara: protection, compassion and feminine presence in Buddhism
Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism: image, compassion and ritual practice
Buddha iconography: reading the body of the awakened one
Himalayan sculpture: material and image
Southeast Asian Art: Regional Adaptation and Sacred Language
