Philippe Le Miere 'Seated Buddha from Gandhara' sculpture With the angelic Europa as

With the angelic Europa as protagonist

Paper Size: 56 x 80 cm (height x width)

Condition: Good: Foxing and discolouration is evident across the surface of the work

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his depictions of children playing in lush greenery and mythological underpinnings is indicative of his associations with the Heide Circle in Melbourne

Philippe Le Miere 'Seated Buddha from Gandhara' sculpture With the angelic Europa asAccording to historians, the earliest phase of Buddhist art only featured indirect or aniconic representations of Buddha. Rather than depictions of Buddha as a man, he appeared symbolically as an empty throne, Bodhi tree, riderless horse with a parasol floating above an empty space, footprints or the dharma wheel. By the 2nd or 3rd century AD however, anthropomorphic representations of Buddha had emerged, with an early sculptural example existing in