Kishangarh paintings are known for a distinct facial type. Consider the following statements about this facial type:
(A) The eyebrows are arched.
(B) The eyes are lotus petal shaped, slightly tinged with pink, with drooping eyelids.
(C) The nose is sharp and slender, and the lips are full.
(D) In Bani Thani as Radha, a serpentine curl of hair spirals down the cheek.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) The eyebrows are arched. — Correct. The Kishangarh face is marked by arched eyebrows.
(B) The eyes are lotus petal shaped, slightly tinged with pink, with drooping eyelids. — Correct. This is the Kishangarh eye.
(C) The nose is sharp and slender, and the lips are full. — Incorrect. The nose is sharp and slender, but the lips are thin, not full.
(D) In Bani Thani as Radha, a serpentine curl of hair spirals down the cheek. — Correct. Radha’s face in this painting has a serpentine curl of hair down the cheek.
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.” “Bani Thani …Radha’s face in Bani Thani as Radha is unique in her deeply curved eyes, exaggerated arch of the eyebrows, pointed nose, serpentine curl of hair spiralling down the cheek, thin lips and pronounced chin.” |