Most rulers and patrons of the princely kingdoms of Rajasthan were Rajputs. Who coined the term ‘Rajput Paintings’ in 1916 for the painting of these kingdoms?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Anand Coomaraswamy
The scholar Anand Coomaraswamy coined the term. M.F. Husain, Abanindranath Tagore and Raja Ravi Varma were painters of modern Indian art, not the scholar who named this group.
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NCERT (2026-27): “The Rajasthani Schools of Painting The term ‘Rajasthani Schools of Painting’ pertains to the schools of painting that prevailed in the princely kingdoms and thikanas of what roughly constitutes Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh in the present time, …Scholar Anand Coomaraswamy in 1916 coined the term ‘Rajput Paintings’ to refer to these as most rulers and patrons of these kingdoms were Rajputs. He, specifically, coined it to categorise and differentiate this group from the much known Mughal School of Painting.” |