Some schools of Rajasthani and Central Indian painting are linked with particular places. Which of the following pairs of place and school of painting is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Datia – Malwa School
Option (1) Chunar – Mewar School — Incorrect. Chunar, near Benaras, is where the Bundi Ragamala was painted in the reign of Bhoj Singh. It is not a Mewar centre.
Option (2) Amer – Bundi School — Incorrect. Amer was the former capital where the Jaipur School originated. Bundi painting began with the Ragamala painted at Chunar.
Option (3) Datia – Malwa School — Correct. A large number of Malwa paintings were found in the Datia Palace collection. The Datia rulers are thought to have bought them from travelling artists.
Option (4) Chawand – Jaipur School — Incorrect. Chawand belongs to Mewar. An early dated Ragamala set was painted there by Nisardin.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Malwa School of Painting …A large number of Malwa paintings discovered from the Datia Palace collection supports a claim for Bundelkhand as the region of painting. But the mural paintings in the Datia Palace of Bundelkhand defy an obvious Mughal influence, which is contrary to the works on paper that are stylistically inclined towards indigenous two-dimensional austerity. A complete absence of the mention of patron kings and also portraits in this school supports a view that these paintings were bought by the Datia rulers from travelling artists, who carried paintings on popular themes, such as the Ramayana, Bhagvata Purana, Amaru Shataka, Rasikapriya, Ragamala and Baramasa, among others.” |