Observe the image and answer the following question.
Identify the painting in the image.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Maharaja Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions at Mukundgarh
Option (1) Maharana Jagat Singh II touring the countryside while hawking — Incorrect. That painting shows a Maharana out hawking. The painting here is a lion hunt in a thick jungle.
Option (2) Maharaja Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions at Mukundgarh — Correct. The painting shows Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions, a hunting scene typical of the Kota School.
Option (3) Bishen Singh of Bundi hunting wild animals in a jungle — Incorrect. Paintings of Bishen Singh’s period often show him hunting, but he ruled Bundi. This lion hunt is of a Kota ruler.
Option (4) Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara riding a galloping horse — Incorrect. That is an equestrian portrait of a single rider on a horse high in the air, with no ground shown. This painting is a hunt in a jungle.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kota School of Painting The accomplished tradition of painting at Bundi gave rise to one of the most outstanding Rajasthani Schools, Kota, which excels in the depiction of hunting scenes and reflects an exceptional excitement and obsession for animal chase.” “Kota School of Painting …Kota paintings are characteristically spontaneous, calligraphic in execution and emphasise on marked shading, especially, the double–lid eye. Artists of the Kota School excelled in rendering animals and combat.”
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