Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Question:

Which art institution houses the artwork "Krishna as envoy" painted by Raja Ravi Varma in 1906?

Options:

National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

British Museum, London

Louvre Museum, Paris

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Correct Answer:

National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

In 1906, Raja Ravi Varma painted Krishna as envoy in his artwork, housed at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in New Delhi, India.