Observe the image and answer the following question.
Observe the Kishangarh painting in the image.
Who is credited with contriving the exquisite and characteristic Kishangarh physiognomy?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Nihal Chand
Option (1) Nihal Chand — Correct. Nihal Chand, Sawant Singh’s most celebrated artist, is credited with the Kishangarh physiognomy.
Option (2) Sawant Singh — Incorrect. Sawant Singh was the ruler and poet, writing as Nagari Das. He was the patron, not the painter.
Option (3) Nuruddin — Incorrect. Nuruddin worked in the court of Bikaner and painted Krishna Swinging and Radha in Sad Mood.
Option (4) Dana — Incorrect. Dana was the Jodhpur artist of Chaugan Players.
NCERT (2026-27):
“Bani Thani …The exaggerated facial type of Kishangarh, which becomes the distinctive and salient stylistic feature of the Kishangarh School, is believed to have been derived from the attractively sharp facial features of Bani Thani. Artist Nihal Chand is attributed with the credit of contriving this exquisite and characteristic Kishangarh physiognomy that is perceived in figures of Sawant Singh and Bani Thani is always represented as Krishna and Radha in brilliantly coloured, panoramic landscapes.” |
