Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Observe the painting and answer the questions asked related to the painting:

What are the distinctive features of Radha's face in Bani Thani as Radha?

Options:

Straight eyebrows, small nose, thick lips and straight hair

Deeply curved eyes, exaggerated arch of the eyebrows, pointed nose, serpentine curl of hair, thin lips, pronounced chin

Round eyes, high cheekbones, broad forehead, bulging lips and small eyes

Slender nose, extremely pointed eyebrows, wide mouth, curly hair, double chin and bulging lips

Correct Answer:

Deeply curved eyes, exaggerated arch of the eyebrows, pointed nose, serpentine curl of hair, thin lips, pronounced chin

Explanation:

Answer:  Deeply curved eyes, exaggerated arch of the eyebrows, pointed nose, serpentine curl of hair, thin lips, pronounced chin
Radha's face in Bani Thani is characterized by deeply curved eyes, an exaggerated arch of the eyebrows, a pointed nose, a serpentine curl of hair spiralling down the cheek, thin lips, and a pronounced chin.

The exaggerated facial type of Kishangarh, which becomes the distinctive and salient stylistic feature of the Kishangarh School, is believed to have been derived from the attractively sharp facial features of Bani Thani. Artist Nihal Chand is attributed with the credit of contriving this exquisite and characteristic Kishangarh physiognomy that is perceived in figures of Sawant Singh and Bani Thani is always represented as Krishna and Radha in brilliantly coloured, panoramic landscapes. Radha’s face in Bani Thani as Radha is unique in her deeply curved eyes, exaggerated arch of the eyebrows, pointed nose, serpentine curl of hair spiralling down the cheek, thin lips and pronounced chin. This particular painting is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi.