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Identify the style of Kangra miniature painting from the given options: |
Dramatic and Calligraphic Modern and Abstract Poetic and Lyrical Patriotic and Classical |
Poetic and Lyrical |
The correct answer is Option 3- Poetic and Lyrical The Kangra style is by far the most poetic and lyrical of Indian styles marked with serene beauty and delicacy of execution. Characteristic features of the Kangra style are delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details. Distinctive is the delineation of the female face, with straight nose in line with the forehead, which came in vogue around the 1790s is the most distinctive feature of this style. |