Saturday, March 7, 6pm
Steiner Auditorium

Most surviving art of ancient India consists of sculptures in stone, metal and terracotta depicting the spiritual ideals and mythologies of three major religions that originated on the subcontinent and are known today as Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. Although the three religions differed in their philosophy, theology and rituals, they used the same aesthetic principles in their artistic expressions. The two fundamentally important ideas underlying the art are auspiciousness and sensuousness. The lecture will concentrate on these two discrete elements of India's religious sculptures, primarily with examples from the Birmingham Museum of Art's rich collection.

Museum curator of Asian art, Donald Wood, PhD, will also unveil a new acquisition to add to the already rich collection of Asian art.

Join us afterwards for a reception.