September 2023

Snaps from September 2023, including a trip to Berlin (Bernstein Conferenceꜛ at the Humboldt University) with visits to the Museum for Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum, the Bode Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the c/o Berlin, and the Alte Nationalgalerie.

Some images are used and further explained in the following blog posts:

• The first plastic depictions of Buddha’s life: Gandhara reliefs at the Humboldt Forum, Berlin
• Gandhara-style Buddhist sculptures
• Buddhist clay tablets from Myanmar
• The Kizil Caves
• The many faces of the Buddha
• Korean ceramics: Spirituality through simplicity and purity
• The three perfections: Chinese artistic tradition
• The Bode Museum: A new lens on medieval art
• Exploring the Renaissance at the Bode Museum
• Exploring the Alte Nationalgalerie
• The Tale of Prince Vishvantara
• On the Hellenistic heritage in Christian culture and Buddhist art