How are the eyes typically depicted in Kishangarh paintings?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Lotus petal-shaped, slightly tinged with pink
Option (1) Large and round, with raised eyelids — Incorrect. Kishangarh eyes have drooping eyelids and are lotus petal shaped, not round.
Option (2) Almond-shaped, slightly tinged with blue — Incorrect. The tinge is pink, and the shape is that of a lotus petal.
Option (3) Lotus petal-shaped, slightly tinged with pink — Correct. The Kishangarh facial type has arched eyebrows and lotus petal shaped eyes slightly tinged with pink, with drooping eyelids.
Option (4) Fish-shaped, with wide-open eyelids — Incorrect. The eyelids droop rather than open wide, and the eyes are lotus petal shaped.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kishangarh School of Painting Widely held among the most stylised of all Rajasthani miniatures, Kishangarh paintings are distinguished by their exquisite sophistication and distinct facial type exemplified by arched eyebrows, lotus petal shaped eyes slightly tinged with pink, having drooping eyelids, a sharp slender nose and thin lips.” |