The artist of the painting shown above mastered the art of lithographic reproduction for mythological subjects. He was also one of the first Indian painters to use which medium?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Oil paint
Option (1) Watercolour in wash technique — Incorrect. This medium belongs to Kshitindranath Majumdar’s Rasa-Lila, a watercolour painting in wash technique.
Option (2) Tempera — Incorrect. Nandalal Bose used thick tempera in his Haripura panels.
Option (3) Oil paint — Correct. The painting is Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean by Raja Ravi Varma. He was one of the first Indian painters to use oil paint.
Option (4) Gouache — Incorrect. Jamini Roy made Woman with Child as a gouache painting on paper.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean This is a Puranic (ancient mythological stories) theme painted by Raja Ravi Varma. He was one of the first Indian painters to use oil paint and master the art of lithographic reproduction for mythological subject. These paintings are, generally, large ones, depicting a historic moment or scene from an epic or a classical text, painted in the midst of a dramatic action.”
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