Observe the image and answer the following question.
To which school of painting does the Chaurpanchasika folio in the image belong?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mewar
Option (1) Malwa — Incorrect. Malwa’s two-dimensional style is seen as the end point of a progression from the Jain manuscripts to the Chaurpanchashika paintings. The folio itself is from Mewar.
Option (2) Mewar — Correct. This Chaurpanchasika folio was painted at Mewar in 1500.
Option (3) Bundi — Incorrect. Bundi’s earliest phase of painting is the Bundi Ragamala. This folio is not from Bundi.
Option (4) Bikaner — Incorrect. Bikaner was founded by Rao Bika Rathore in 1488, and its painting grew from a long association with the Mughals. This folio is not from Bikaner.
NCERT (2026-27):
Chaurpanchasika, Mewar, 1500, N. C. Mehta Collection, Ahmedabad, Gujarat “Malwa School of Painting …Its two-dimensional simplistic language appears as a consummation of stylistic progression from the Jain manuscripts to the Chaurpanchashika manuscript paintings.…” |
