IELTS reading detail Practice
According to the passage, what was distinctive about Gandharan art?
Question type: multiple choice · Difficulty: intermediate
- A. It was the first style to use Buddhist subject matter.
- B. It was created exclusively by Greek artists who had moved to India.
- C. It combined artistic elements from both Greek and Indian traditions.
- D. It replaced expensive parchment with cheaper paper for artistic drawings.
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Paragraph E explicitly describes Gandharan art as a style that 'uniquely blended Indian Buddhist subject matter with the sculptural techniques and aesthetic conventions of Hellenistic (Greco-Roman) art.' This combination of elements from two different cultures is its key distinctive feature.