Texts and subjects of the Mewar School. Consider the following statements:
(A) Texts like Harivamsha and Sursagar were illustrated in the last quarter of the seventeenth century.
(B) Manohar’s most significant work is the Bal Kanda of Ramayana.
(C) Mewar artists generally prefer a bright colour palette with prominent blues and greens.
(D) In the eighteenth century, painting moved away from textual representations to courtly activities and pastimes of the royals.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Texts like Harivamsha and Sursagar were illustrated in the last quarter of the seventeenth century. — Correct. Both texts were painted at Mewar in that period.
(B) Manohar’s most significant work is the Bal Kanda of Ramayana. — Correct. His chief work is the Bal Kanda; the Yuddha Kanda is Sahibdin’s.
(C) Mewar artists generally prefer a bright colour palette with prominent blues and greens. — Incorrect. The bright palette of Mewar has prominent reds and yellows.
(D) In the eighteenth century, painting moved away from textual representations to courtly activities and pastimes of the royals. — Correct. Painting turned to court life and royal pastimes.
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.” “Mewar School of Painting …Painting in the eighteenth century increasingly slithered away from textual representations to courtly activities and pastime of the royals. Mewar artists, generally, prefer a bright colour palette with prominent reds and yellows.” |