Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

What is the most distinctive feature of the Kangra style's depiction of the female face?

Options:

Round face with a prominent chin

Almond-shaped eyes and broad forehead

High cheekbones and pointed nose

Straight nose in line with the forehead

Correct Answer:

Straight nose in line with the forehead

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4- Straight nose in line with the forehead

The Kangra style is by far the most poetic and lyrical of Indian styles marked with serene beauty and delicacy of execution. Characteristic features of the Kangra style are delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details. Distinctive is the delineation of the female face, with straight nose in line with the forehead, which came in vogue around the 1790s is the most distinctive feature of this style.