Expert: Anthony - 7/18/2009

Question
i'd like to know who has paint the history of buddha? Who is the first artist?

Answer
Hi,

Please accept my apologies for the delayed response.  I do not have regular access to a computer and I had forwarded your query onwards to the few experts I knew, and was awaiting their response.  

Unfortunately, nowhere have I been able to find the name of the artist who first painted the Buddha.  It is said initially that early Buddhist art avoided the depiction of the human figure and that after the interactions with the Greeks, did the iconic form of art get followed.

The URL where you could find some useful information on Buddhist art is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_art

Please let me know if you have any other queries.

Regards,