Which of the following manuscripts were painted during the Mewar painting style period?
(A) Kalpasutra
(B) Rasikapriya
(C) Bal Kanda of Ramayana
(D) Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Only (B), (C) and (D)
Under Jagat Singh I of Mewar, the artists Sahibdin and Manohar gave new life to Mewar painting.
(A) Kalpasutra Incorrect. It is a Jain canonical text, widely illustrated in the Western Indian School.
(B) Rasikapriya Correct. Sahibdin painted it.
(C) Bal Kanda of Ramayana Correct. This is Manohar’s most significant work.
(D) Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana Correct. Sahibdin painted it in 1652.
NCERT (2026-27): “Mewar School of Painting …Sahibdin painted the Ragamala (1628), Rasikapriya, Bhagvata Purana (1648) and the Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana (1652)…” “Mewar School of Painting …Manohar’s most significant work is that of Bal Kanda of Ramayana (1649).…” “Western Indian School of Painting …Among the most widely illustrated canonical text in the Jain tradition is Kalpasutra.…” |