Jagannath was an exceptionally gifted artist of the Mewar School. Which work painted by him remains a unique contribution of the Mewar School?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bihari Satsai
Option (1) Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana — Incorrect. The Yuddha Kanda of the Jagat Singh Ramayana is attributed to Sahibdin, not Jagannath.
Option (2) Rasikapriya — Incorrect. The Rasikapriya is a text by Keshav Das; a well-known Rasikapriya painting is by Nuruddin of Bikaner.
Option (3) Bihari Satsai — Correct. Jagannath painted the Bihari Satsai in 1719, a unique contribution of Mewar.
Option (4) Harivamsha — Incorrect. The Harivamsha was among other texts illustrated at Mewar in the late seventeenth century, not named as Jagannath’s work.
NCERT (2026-27): “Mewar School of Painting …Manohar’s most significant work is that of Bal Kanda of Ramayana (1649). Another exceptionally gifted artist, Jagannath, painted the Bihari Satsai in 1719, which remains a unique contribution of the Mewar School. Other texts like Harivamsha and Sursagar were also illustrated in the last quarter of the seventeenth century. Attributed to ingenious artist Sahibdin, Yuddha Kanda, the Book of Battles, is a chapter in the Ramayana set of paintings, popularly referred to as the Jagat Singh Ramayana.” |