The following statements are about the Mewar School of painting.
(A) A folio depicts Maharana Jagat Singh II touring the countryside while on his way hawking.
(B) In this folio, the countryside is seen in an oblique view with a raised horizon, giving a panoramic view.
(C) Mewar artists generally prefer a bright colour palette with prominent reds and yellows.
(D) In the eighteenth century, Mewar painting increasingly became devotional and textual in ambience.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
A. A folio depicts Maharana Jagat Singh II touring the countryside while on his way hawking. — Correct. The folio shows him on a hawking tour.
B. In this folio, the countryside is seen in an oblique view with a raised horizon, giving a panoramic view. — Correct. The raised horizon lets the artist show a panoramic view.
C. Mewar artists generally prefer a bright colour palette with prominent reds and yellows. — Correct.
D. In the eighteenth century, Mewar painting increasingly became devotional and textual in ambience. — Incorrect. It became secular and courtly, moving away from texts to the courtly activities of the royals.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.” “Mewar School of Painting …Mewar painting in the eighteenth century increasingly became secular and courtly in ambience. Not only an increasing fascination for portraiture emerged but outsized and flamboyant court scenes, hunting expeditions, festivals, zenana activities, sports, etc., were largely favoured as subjects. A folio depics Maharana Jagat Singh II (1734–1752) touring the countryside while on his way hawking. The country scape perceived in an oblique view, with the horizon raised at a tangent in comparison to the foreground enables the artist to visualise a panoramic view of limitless vision.” |