Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Besides Rasamanjari, what were the other popular themes among Basohli painters in the seventeenth century?

Options:

Portraits of birds and animals

Rigveda and Mahabharata

Naurasa and Ashthnayika

Bhagvata Purana and Ragamala

Correct Answer:

Bhagvata Purana and Ragamala

Explanation:

Answer: Bhagvata Purana and Ragamala
Besides Rasamanjari, other popular themes among Basohli painters included Bhagvata Purana and Ragamala.

The most popular theme of Basohli painters was the Rasamanjari of Bhanu Datta. In 1694–95, Devida, a tarkhan (carpenter–painter), did a magnificent series for his patron Kirpal Pal. Bhagvata Purana and Ragamala were other popular themes. Artists also painted portraits of local kings with their consorts, courtiers, astrologers, mendicants, courtesans and others. While artist ateliers from Basohli, gradually, spread to other hill states, such as Chamba and Kullu, giving rise to local variations of the Basohli kalam. A new style of painting came in vogue during 1690s to 1730s, which was referred to as the Guler–Kangra phase. Artists during this period indulged in experimentation and improvisations that finally resulted and moulded into the Kangra style.