The bodhisattva Maitreya
Details
- Palette
-
Select a color to find related artworks.
- Medium
- slate, polychrome, gilding
- Dimensions
- height 52 cm x width 30 cm x depth 12 cm
- Origin
- Gandhara
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
-
Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum title identifies the subject as the bodhisattva Maitreya, a Buddhist holy figure.
-
Human Figure Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a figure, and the image clearly shows a standing human-form figure.
Visual Qualities
-
Highly Ornamented Visual · 94%
The figure is elaborately adorned with necklaces, a sash, arranged hair, and richly articulated garments.
-
Highly Detailed Visual · 94%
The carving carefully articulates the hair, facial features, jewelry, raised hand, garment edges, and repeated drapery folds.
Medium and Techniques
-
Carving Both · 97%
The catalog identifies a slate sculpture, and the image visibly shows extensively carved three-dimensional forms projecting from a stone backing.
-
Relief Visual · 95%
The figure projects strongly from a substantial backing, with the body and drapery treated as a high-relief form.
-
Polychrome Sculpture Metadata · 96%
The catalog medium is listed as slate, polychrome, and gilding, and varied reddish, blue-gray, and earthy surface tones are visible in the image.
Time Periods
-
Ancient Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to approximately 200–300 CE, placing it within ancient art.
Geographic Regions
-
Asian Art Metadata · 90%
The stated place of origin is Gandhara, a historical region of South Asia.
Materials
-
Stone Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum specifies slate as the material; the image is consistent with a carved stone surface.
Cultural and Religious Styles
-
Buddhist Art and Architecture Metadata · 96%
Maitreya is identified as a bodhisattva, placing the work within Buddhist art.
Source & rights
anonymous. The bodhisattva Maitreya. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.