Consider these statements on Ravi Varma’s Ramayana series and Jamini Roy’s art.
(A) Each of Ravi Varma’s Ramayana paintings sequentially serves as a springboard for the next one.
(B) Woman with Child emulates the terracotta relief of Jamini Roy’s home village in Shantiniketan.
(C) In Woman with Child, figures are coloured dull yellow against a brick-red background.
(D) The two-dimensional nature of Woman with Child is derived from Ajanta wall paintings.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Each of Ravi Varma’s Ramayana paintings sequentially serves as a springboard for the next one. — Correct. Each painting leaps to the next, and the series covers the whole epic.
(B) Woman with Child emulates the terracotta relief of Jamini Roy’s home village in Shantiniketan. — Incorrect. His home village was in Bankura, not Shantiniketan.
(C) In Woman with Child, figures are coloured dull yellow against a brick-red background. — Correct. These earthy colours recall terracotta relief.
(D) The two-dimensional nature of Woman with Child is derived from Ajanta wall paintings. — Incorrect. It comes from the pat paintings. Ajanta inspired Nandalal Bose’s Tiller of the Soil.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean …Then, in anger, Rama stands to shoot his fiery arrow into the ocean. Immediately, Varuna appears and appeases Rama. The event depicted in this painting sequentially serves as a springboard for the next one. The story unfolds itself as each painting leaps to the succeeding one, covering in the process not only the major moments in the lives of Rama and Sita but the entire epic.” “Woman with Child …In this painting, a mother and her child are rendered with bold simplifications and thick outlines with sweeping brush strokes. The painting exudes a crude vigour hitherto unknown in Indian art. Figures are coloured in dull yellow and brick-red background, emulating the terracotta relief of his home village in Bankura. The two-dimensional nature of the painting is derived from pat paintings and his search for simplicity and pure form is visible.” |