The artist Jagannath painted the Bihari Satsai in 1719. It remains a unique contribution of which school of painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mewar
Option (1) Jaipur — Incorrect. Jaipur artists under Sawai Jai Singh painted sets of Rasikapriya, Gita Govinda, Baramasa and Ragamala.
Option (2) Bundi — Incorrect. Bundi’s early landmark is the Bundi Ragamala, painted at Chunar.
Option (3) Mewar — Correct. Jagannath’s Bihari Satsai of 1719 is a unique contribution of the Mewar School.
Option (4) Kishangarh — Incorrect. Kishangarh is known for Nihal Chand’s paintings of Radha and Krishna on Sawant Singh’s poetry.
NCERT (2026-27): “Mewar School of Painting …Manohar’s most significant work is that of Bal Kanda of Ramayana (1649). Another exceptionally gifted artist, Jagannath, painted the Bihari Satsai in 1719, which remains a unique contribution of the Mewar School. Other texts like Harivamsha and Sursagar were also illustrated in the last quarter of the seventeenth century.” |