Painters of the Rajasthani and Malwa schools are listed below. Match the painters in List-I with what is said of them in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Madho Das | I. Misty dreamlike quality |
| B. Sahibdin | II. Equestrian portrait of Aniruddha Singh |
| C. Tulchi Ram | III. Malwa Ragamala of 1680 |
| D. Ibrahim | IV. Called chitara in an inscription |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Madho Das | (III) Malwa Ragamala of 1680 | A Ragamala painting by Madho Das in 1680 CE is among the few early dated sets of the Malwa School. |
| (B) Sahibdin | (IV) Called chitara in an inscription | The inscription on Maru Ragini, from a Mewar Ragamala set, calls Sahibdin chitara, meaning ‘someone who paints’. |
| (C) Tulchi Ram | (II) Equestrian portrait of Aniruddha Singh | Tulchi Ram painted the equestrian portrait of Aniruddha Singh. His name is inscribed behind the painting. |
| (D) Ibrahim | (I) Misty dreamlike quality | Ibrahim was a painter of the Bikaner studio. His works have a misty dreamlike quality. |
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NCERT (2026-27): “Malwa School of Painting The Malwa School flourished between 1600 and 1700 CE and is most representative of the Hindu Rajput courts. … Among the few early dated sets are an illustrated poetic text of Amaru Shataka dated 1652 CE and a Ragamala painting by Madho Das in 1680 CE.…” “Maru Ragini A particular set of Ragamala paintings from Mewar is, especially, important as one of its paintings bears crucial documentary evidence regarding its artist, patron, place and date of painting. Maru Ragini is from this set, which is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi. … Samvat 1685 is 1628 CE and Sahibdin is referred to as chitara, meaning ‘someone who paints’, and the act of painting is termed as likhitam, translated as ‘written’ since the goal of the artist was to produce a painterly equivalent to the written verse inscribed on the painting.” “Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara Aniruddha Singh (1682–1702) succeeded Bhao Singh. Few remarkable paintings with interesting documentary evidence have survived from his period. One of them being the much talked of equestrian portrait of Aniruddha Singh by artist Tulchi Ram painted in 1680.…” “Bikaner School of Painting …The custom of having portraits of artists is unique to the Bikaner School and most of them are inscribed with information regarding their ancestry. They are referred to as Ustas or Ustad. Ruknuddin painted exquisite works in soft colour tones. Ibrahim’s works have a misty dreamlike quality.…” |