Which of the following is a distinct feature of the Bundi and Kota School of painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A keen interest in the depiction of lush vegetation and wildlife
Option (1) A general tendency to elongate the human form — Incorrect. The tendency to elongate the human form belongs to the Kishangarh style, which also made lavish use of green.
Option (2) A keen interest in the depiction of lush vegetation and wildlife — Correct. The Bundi and Kota School shows a keen interest in lush vegetation, varied flora, wildlife and birds, hills, jungles and water bodies.
Option (3) A strong Mughal influence owing to nearness to Agra and Delhi — Incorrect. Amer, the former capital of Jaipur, was the nearest large Rajput state to Agra and Delhi, so the Mughals strongly influenced its art.
Option (4) A trend for documentary portraits and scenes of court life — Incorrect. The trend for documentary painting through portraits and court life started in Jodhpur under Jaswant Singh.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bundi School of Painting …A distinct feature of Bundi and Kota School is a keen interest in the depiction of lush vegetation; picturesque landscape with varied flora, wildlife and birds; hills and thick jungles; and water bodies. It also has a series of fine equestrian portraits. The drawing of elephants is, particularly, unsurpassed in both Bundi and Kota.…” |