Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Match the painting in List- I with the period of its creation in List- II:

List- I (Painting)

List- II (Period)

(A) Krishna and Gopis in the Forest

(I) 1695

(B) Krishna playing Flute surrounded by Cows

(II) 1744

(C) Maharana Jagat Singh II of Mewar hawking  

(III) 1777  

(D) Maharaja Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions at Mukundgarh

(IV) 1550

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

In the forest, Krishna and the gopis are depicted in a serene portrayal, as captured in the artwork "Krishna and Gopis in the Forest" from the Gita Govinda, created in Mewar around 1550. This masterpiece is currently housed in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai.

Krishna playing Flute surrounded by Cows painted in Bikaner, 1777 is housed at National Museum, New Delhi.

In 1744, Maharana Jagat Singh II of Mewar hawking, capturing this moment, now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

In 1695, Maharaja Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions at Mukundgarh was painted. This historical depiction is currently housed at the Colnaghi Gallery in London.