Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Which of the following is a folio of the Chunar set which has survived over the years?

Options:

Malashri

Bhairavi

Raginis Khambavati

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Explanation:

Amongst the surviving few folios of the Chunar set are Raginis Khambavati, Bilaval, Malashri, Bhairavi, Patmanjari and few others.

Raga Dipak is portrayed in a night setting, seated with his beloved in a chamber that is warmly illuminated by flames from the four lamps; two lamp holders are innovatively shaped like ornate human figures. The sky is glittering with innumerable stars and the moon is turning yellow, indicating that it is not newly risen but that the night has progressed and many hours have passed by for the couple in each other’s company. One may observe in this painting that the finial on the domical structure of the palace protrudes into the yellow patch reserved for writing and except for the label of Dipak Raga nothing else is written. This gives an insight into the process of painting and one discerns that the painting was, usually, finished before it was passed on to scribe for the verse to be written. In this case, the verse was never written and the label was more of an indication to the artist as to what he should be painting.