Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Match List- I with List- II:

List- I

List- II

(A) Krishna embracing gopis

(I) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA

(B) Rama and Sita in the forest

(II) N. C. Mehta Collection in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

(C) Rasamanjari

(III) Douglas Barrett Collection, UK

(D) Rama gives away his possessions

(IV) British Museum, London UK

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

In the N. C. Mehta Collection in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, there is an artwork titled "Krishna Embracing Gopis" from the Guler region, dating back to the period of 1760–1765 and inspired by the Gita Govinda.

Rama and Sita in the Forest painted in Kangra Style, 1780 is housed in the Douglas Barrett Collection, UK.

The Rasamanjari artwork from Basohli, dated 1720, is currently housed in the British Museum located in London, UK.

"Rama gives away his possessions" painting depicted in the Shangri Ramayana, dating from 1690 to 1700 is currently housed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA. It is a valuable artistic representation of scenes from the Ramayana.