Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Observe the painting and answer the question asked:

Which of the following statements about the Yuddha Kanda painting is inaccurate?

Options:

It portrays Indrajit's devious tactics and use of magic weapons in war.

Sahibdin crafted an oblique aerial perspective in the painting.

The painting is part of the Mewar School Ramayana.

The Yuddha Kanda is a solo folio, depicting a single episode.

Correct Answer:

The painting is part of the Mewar School Ramayana.

Explanation:

Answer:  The painting is part of the Mewar School Ramayana.

Attributed to ingenious artist Sahibdin, Yuddha Kanda, the Book of Battles, is a chapter in the Ramayana set of paintings, popularly referred to as the Jagat Singh Ramayana. Dated 1652, Sahibdin, herein, has crafted a novel pictorial device that of oblique aerial perspective to impart credibility to the ambitious scale that war pictures encompass. Deploying various narrative techniques, he either layers several episodes into a single painting as this one, or spreads a single episode over more than one folio. The painting portrays Indrajit’s devious tactics and use of magic weapons in war.