Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Match List- I with List- II

List- I

List- II

(A) Douglas Barrett Collection

(I) United States of America

(B) Los Angeles County Museum of Art

(II) United Kingdom

(C) Raja Raghbir Singh Collection

(III) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

(D) N. C. Mehta Collection

(IV) Kullu Valley, India

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

 The correct answer is option 3- (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

In the Douglas Barrett Collection in the UK, there is an artwork "Rama and Sita in the forest", created in the Kangra style, dating back to 1780.

"Rama gives away his possessions" painting depicted in the Shangri Ramayana, dating from 1690 to 1700 is currently housed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA. It is a valuable artistic representation of scenes from the Ramayana.

Rama and Lakshmana following sage Vishvamitra to the forest is depicted in the Bala Kanda of the Shangri Ramayana, created between 1680 and 1688. This painting is part of the Raja Raghbir Singh Collection in Shangri, Kullu Valley, India.

In the N. C. Mehta Collection in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, there is an artwork titled "Krishna Embracing Gopis" from the Guler region, dating back to the period of 1760–1765 and inspired by the Gita Govinda.