Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Answer the questions asked related to the painting shown in the picture:

For whom were the pichhwais painted in Nathdwara?

Options:

Prominent artists

Shrinathji, the King

Britishers visiting the region

Shrinathji, the deity

Correct Answer:

Shrinathji, the deity

Explanation:

Answer: Shrinathji, the deity
The pichhwais were painted on cloth for the deity Shrinathji.

Nathdwara, a town close to Udaipur and a prominent Vaishnava centre, also emerged as a school of painting in the late seventeenth century. Large backdrops called pichhwais were painted on cloth for the deity, Shrinathji, for several festive occasions.