Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

What is not mentioned as a characteristic of Bundi and Kota School paintings?

Options:

Interest in lush vegetation and landscapes

Fine equestrian portraits

Emphasis on abstract art forms

Drawing of elephants

Correct Answer:

Emphasis on abstract art forms

Explanation:

Answer: Emphasis on abstract art forms is not mentioned.

A distinct feature of Bundi and Kota School is a keen interest in the depiction of lush vegetation; picturesque landscape with varied flora, wildlife and birds; hills and thick jungles; and water bodies. It also has a series of fine equestrian portraits. The drawing of elephants is, particularly, unsurpassed in both Bundi and Kota. Bundi artists had their own standards of feminine beauty — women are petite with round faces, receding foreheads, sharp noses, full cheeks, sharply penciled eyebrows and a ‘pinched’ waist