Observe the image and answer the following question.
The painting in the image belongs to a Rajasthani school of painting. Identify the painting.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Krishna playing Flute surrounded by Cows
Option (1) Krishna playing Flute surrounded by Cows — Correct. The painting is Krishna playing Flute surrounded by Cows, a Bikaner work of 1777.
Option (2) The Hour of Godhuli — Incorrect. This is a different painting, from the Jaipur School.
Option (3) Krishna as Shrinathji celebrating the festival of Sarad Purnima — Incorrect. This is a Nathdwara painting of Krishna as Shrinathji at a festival, not this Bikaner work.
Option (4) Ashwin, Baramasa — Incorrect. This is a Bundi folio from a Baramasa set, showing the month of Ashwin.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bikaner School of Painting Rao Bika Rathore established one of the most prominent kingdoms of Rajasthan, Bikaner, in 1488. During his regime, Anup Singh (1669–1698) instituted a library in Bikaner that became a repository of manuscripts and paintings.”
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