This page groups artworks by the church culture that produced them. Wikipedia notes that an icon is "a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, and Lutheran churches." Browsing by place lets a visitor find every artwork produced within the same church culture.
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1. Wikipedia: Buddhist art
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Buddhist art originated in the north of the Indian subcontinent, in modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the earliest survivals dating from a few centuries after the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama from the 6th to 5th century BCE.
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