Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

"Kota style" belongs to which School of paintings?

Options:

Mughal School of Painting

Pahari School of Painting

Rajasthani School of Painting

Deccan School of Painting

Correct Answer:

Rajasthani School of Painting

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Rajasthani School of Painting

The Kota school of painting commenced around 1660s in the reign of Jagat Singh (1658–1683). It belongs to the Rajasthani 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. Bundi and Kota were parts of the same kingdom till 1625 when Jahangir divided the Bundi empire and awarded one part to Madhu Singh, the younger son of Rao Ratan Singh (son of Bhoj Singh of Bundi), for his bravery in defending him against his son Prince Khurram’s (Shah Jahan) rebellion in Deccan. After its separation from Bundi, Kota had its own school, commencing around 1660s in the reign of Jagat Singh (1658–1683). In the early period, the paintings of Bundi and Kota cannot be distinguished for several decades as Kota painters borrowed from the Bundi repertoire. Some compositions were taken verbatim from Bundi pictures. However, there is an attitude of non–conformity apparent in figural and architectural exaggerations. With Kota flair for drawing superseding in the following decades, Kota style of painting becomes strikingly individual.