Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Match the paintings in List- I with the style/region associated with them in List- II:

List- I (Painting)

List- II (Region)

(A) Rama and Sita in the forest

(I) Shangri, Kullu Valley

(B) Rasamanjari

(II) Guler 

(C) Krishna embracing gopis

(III) Basohli

(D) Rama and Lakshmana following sage Vishvamitra to the forest

(IV) Kangra

 

Options:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Rama and Sita in the Forest painted in Kangra Style, 1780 is housed in the Douglas Barrett Collection, UK.

The Rasamanjari artwork from Basohli, dated 1720, is currently housed in the British Museum located in London, UK.

In the N. C. Mehta Collection in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, there is an artwork titled "Krishna Embracing Gopis" from the Guler region, dating back to the period of 1760–1765 and inspired by the Gita Govinda.

Rama and Lakshmana following sage Vishvamitra to the forest is depicted in the Bala Kanda of the Shangri Ramayana, created between 1680 and 1688. This painting is part of the Raja Raghbir Singh Collection in Shangri, Kullu Valley, India.