Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Which Sub-School in Rajasthani Miniature Painting is considered as the early Centre of painting in Rajasthan.

Options:

Bundi

Bikaner

Jaipur

Mewar

Correct Answer:

Mewar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Mewar

The Mewar Sub-School in Rajasthani Miniature Painting is considered as the early Centre of painting in Rajasthan.

Mewar School of Painting Mewar is conjectured to be a significant early centre of painting in Rajasthan, from where, hypothetically, one would have been able to formalise a continuous stylistic tradition of painting—from pre-seventeenth century bold, indigenous styles to the subsequent refined and finer style post Karan Singh’s contact with the Mughals. However, long wars with the Mughals have wiped out most early examples. Therefore, the emergence of the Mewar School is widely associated with an early dated set of Ragamala paintings painted at Chawand in 1605 by an artist named Nisardin.