The Vengi school of art is better known as 

The correct answer is Amravati school of art.

Important Points

• The Vengi region in Andhra Pradesh has many stupas, in Jaggayyapeta, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Bhattiprolu, Goli, etc.
• Amaravati School of Art Developed during the Satavahana period.
  • It is fully indigenous in nature.
  • The dome is covered with relief stupa sculptural slabs.
  • Events from Buddha’s life and Jataka tales are depicted.
  • The sculptures have intense emotions.
  • The figures are slender and show a lot of movement. The bodies are shown with 3 bents (tribhanga). (Asked in UPSC prelims)

Additional Information

• Gandhara art :
  • Gandhara art form influenced Indo-Greek elements such as Bactria and Parthia traditions besides the local Gandhara tradition.
    • The Buddha images here have Hellenistic features.
    • The Buddha here is more muscular.
    • The sculptures are heavily polished with rich carvings.
    • The hair is curly and the lobes of the ears are elongated.
    • The sculptures were initially made of stone and later on stucco was also used.
• The Mathura art tradition :
  • The Buddha images in the Mathura school are modeled on the earlier Yaksha images.
  • Mathura art form also has some images of the Shaiva and Vaishnava faiths but images of the Buddha are numerous.
  • The sculptures are generally made of red sandstone.
  • In the 3rd century, the fleshiness in sculptures reduced.
  • Movement is shown by increasing the distance between the legs and bending of the body. 
  • Example: Stupa sculpture at Sanghol, Punjab.