Which colour palette do artists of the Mewar School generally prefer?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A bright palette with prominent reds and yellows
Option (1) A palette of soft colour tones — Incorrect. Soft colour tones mark the Bikaner artist Ruknuddin, not Mewar painting.
Option (2) A lavish use of green in panoramic landscapes — Incorrect. A lavish use of green with panoramic landscapes belongs to the Kishangarh style.
Option (3) A lavish use of gold in large formats — Incorrect. Lavish gold and large size formats mark Jaipur in the early nineteenth century.
Option (4) A bright palette with prominent reds and yellows — Correct. Mewar artists generally prefer a bright palette with prominent reds and yellows.
NCERT (2026-27): “Mewar School of Painting …Painting in the eighteenth century increasingly slithered away from textual representations to courtly activities and pastime of the royals. Mewar artists, generally, prefer a bright colour palette with prominent reds and yellows.” “Kishangarh School of Painting …A distinctive style of the state with a general tendency to elongate the human form, making lavish use of green and penchant for depicting panoramic landscapes had evolved by the early eighteenth century during the reign of Raj Singh (1706–1748).” |