Kishangarh paintings are known for a distinct facial type. Which of the following features marks this facial type?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Arched eyebrows
Option (1) Round faces — Incorrect. Round faces belong to the Bundi standard of feminine beauty, not to the Kishangarh facial type.
Option (2) Arched eyebrows — Correct. Kishangarh paintings have a distinct facial type marked by arched eyebrows, lotus petal shaped eyes and a sharp slender nose.
Option (3) Full cheeks — Incorrect. Full cheeks are again part of the Bundi type of women, along with receding foreheads.
Option (4) Sharply penciled eyebrows — Incorrect. Sharply penciled eyebrows are listed for Bundi women. Kishangarh eyebrows are described as arched.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kishangarh School of Painting Widely held among the most stylised of all Rajasthani miniatures, Kishangarh paintings are distinguished by their exquisite sophistication and distinct facial type exemplified by arched eyebrows, lotus petal shaped eyes slightly tinged with pink, having drooping eyelids, a sharp slender nose and thin lips.” “Bundi School of Painting …Bundi artists had their own standards of feminine beauty — women are petite with round faces, receding foreheads, sharp noses, full cheeks, sharply penciled eyebrows and a ‘pinched’ waist.” |