Kota developed its own school of painting after its separation from Bundi. Which of the following are features of Kota paintings?
(A) Single-lid eyes
(B) Subdued colour palette
(C) Calligraphic execution
(D) Emphasis on marked shading
(E) Excellent rendering of animals and combat
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (D) and (E) only
(A) Single-lid eyes — Incorrect. Kota shading stresses the double-lid eye, not a single lid.
(B) Subdued colour palette — Incorrect. A subdued colour palette, with Mughal elegance, marks the Bikaner School.
(C) Calligraphic execution — Correct. Kota paintings are calligraphic in execution.
(D) Emphasis on marked shading — Correct. Kota paintings emphasise marked shading.
(E) Excellent rendering of animals and combat — Correct. Kota artists excelled in rendering animals and combat.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kota School of Painting …Kota painting of this period reflects obsession with the chase, which became a social ritual, in which even women of the court participated. Kota paintings are characteristically spontaneous, calligraphic in execution and emphasise on marked shading, especially, the double–lid eye. Artists of the Kota School excelled in rendering animals and combat.” “Bikaner School of Painting …As a result of long association with the Mughals, Bikaner developed a distinctive language of painting that was influenced by the Mughal elegance and subdued colour palette.” |