Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Organize the following pictures in the chronological order of their composition.

(A) Krishna playing Holi with gopis - Kangra style
(B) Kaliya Mardana - Kangra style
(C) Rasamanjari - Basohli style
(D) Krishna embracing gopis - Guler style

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(C), (D), (B), (A)

(A), (C), (B), (D)

(B), (A), (D), (C)

(C), (B), (D), (A)

Correct Answer:

(C), (D), (B), (A)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (D), (B), (A)

(C) Rasamanjari - Basohli style
(D) Krishna embracing gopis - Guler style
(B) Kaliya Mardana - Kangra style
(A) Krishna playing Holi with gopis - Kangra style

Mentioned paintings:

Rasamanjari, Basohli, 1720, British Museum, London, UK

Krishna embracing gopis, Gita Govinda, Guler, 1760–1765, N. C. Mehta Collection, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Kaliya Mardana, Bhagvata Purana, Kangra, 1785, National Museum, New Delhi, India

Krishna playing Holi with gopis, Kangra, 1800, National Museum, New Delhi, India.