Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Arrange the following leaders related to the Bundi school in chronological order:

A- Bishen Singh
B- Aniruddha Singh
C- Ram Singh
D- Umed Singh

Options:

B, A, C, D

D, A, B, C

D, B, C, A

B, D, A, C

Correct Answer:

B, D, A, C

Explanation:

Innovative developments have been observed in the Bundi School under the reigns Aniruddha Singh (1682–1702) and Budh Singh, whose whiskered face is visible in many portraits. Despite numerous political disputes and having lost his kingdom four times, he is known to have encouraged the art of painting Painting activity entered its most accomplished phase albeit for a short time during the long reign of Budh Singh’s son, Umed Singh (1749–1771), where it acquired refinement in minuteness of details. Bundi paintings during the eighteenth century appear to have imbibed Deccani aesthetics, such as love for bright and vivid colours. Umed Singh’s successor Bishen Singh (1771–1821) ruled Bundi for 48 years and was a connoisseur of art. He had a keen interest in hunting, and him hunting wild animals frequently figures in the paintings of his period. Under his successor Ram Singh (1821–1889), the chitrashalain of the Bundi palace was decorated with mural paintings of royal processions, hunting scenes and episodes of Krishna’s story. Last stages of painting at Bundi are best exemplified by several wall paintings in the palace.