The Bundi and Kota School is known for lush vegetation. It also has a series of fine portraits of which kind?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Equestrian portraits
Option (1) Life-size portraits — Incorrect. Life-size portraits belong to Jaipur, which preferred large size formats.
Option (2) Portraits with Nath gurus — Incorrect. Paintings of Man Singh with the Nath gurus survive from Jodhpur, as he followed the Nath Sampradaya.
Option (3) Equestrian portraits — Correct. Besides its landscapes and wildlife, the Bundi and Kota School has a series of fine equestrian portraits.
Option (4) Documentary portraits of court life — Incorrect. Documentary painting through portraiture and court life began at Jodhpur under Jaswant Singh.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bundi School of Painting …A distinct feature of Bundi and Kota School is a keen interest in the depiction of lush vegetation; picturesque landscape with varied flora, wildlife and birds; hills and thick jungles; and water bodies. It also has a series of fine equestrian portraits. The drawing of elephants is, particularly, unsurpassed in both Bundi and Kota.” |