Which Pahari style is best known for its delineation of the female face, with a straight nose in line with the forehead?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Kangra style
Option (1) Basohli style — Incorrect. Basohli painting is known for its bold manner, which the later styles refined.
Option (2) Guler style — Incorrect. The Guler style is refined, subdued and elegant; the straight-nosed face came in vogue later, around the 1790s.
Option (3) Kangra style — Correct. This face is the most distinctive feature of the Kangra style, with delicacy of line and brilliance of colour.
Option (4) Kullu style — Incorrect. Kullu figures have a prominent chin and wide open eyes.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kangra School …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.” |