Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

What is the popular name for the set of paintings containing the Yuddha Kanda, attributed to Sahibdin?

Options:

Mewar School Ramayana

Jagat Singh Ramayana

Sahibdin's Ramayana

Oblique Aerial Perspective Ramayana

Correct Answer:

Jagat Singh Ramayana

Explanation:

Answer: Jagat Singh Ramayana
The set of paintings, including the Yuddha Kanda and attributed to Sahibdin, is popularly referred to as the Jagat Singh 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.