Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Match the following Pahari paintings in List- I with the place where they are housed in List- II:

List- I

List- II

(A) Rama and Sita in the forest

(I) British Museum, London, UK.

(B) Krishna steals butter (Bhagvata Purana)

(II) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA

(C) The Rasamanjari artwork (Basohli)

(III) N.C. Mehta Collection, Gujarat.

(D) Rama gives away his possessions

(IV) Douglas Barrett Collection, UK

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
(2) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(3) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

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

Krishna steals butter, themed on Bhagvata Purana, 1750, is a part of N.C. Mehta Collection, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

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

"Rama gives away his possessions" painting depicted in the Shangri Ramayana, dating from 1690 to 1700 is currently housed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA. It is a valuable artistic representation of scenes from the Ramayana.