Paintings of the Bengal School period show different styles. Match the paintings in List-I with their features in List-II.
List-I (Painting) | List-II (Feature) |
A. Woman with Child | I. Diamond-shaped planes, prismatic colours |
B. Tiller of the Soil | II. Background arch, Ajanta inspiration |
C. Radhika | III. Bold simplifications, thick outlines |
D. City in the Night | IV. Calligraphic line of Mughal manuscripts |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Woman with Child | (III) Bold simplifications and thick outlines | Jamini Roy drew the mother and child with bold simplifications and thick outlines, learning from folk pats. |
| (B) Tiller of the Soil | (II) Arch and Ajanta | The poster has an arch behind the farmer. Its design shows Bose’s inspiration from Ajanta. |
| (C) Radhika | (IV) Calligraphic line | Chughtai added the calligraphic line of Mughal manuscripts and Persian paintings to wash technique. |
| (D) City in the Night | (I) Diamond-shaped planes | Gaganendranath Tagore used Cubist diamond-shaped planes and prismatic colours for the city’s mountain ranges. |
NCERT (2026-27): “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.…” “Tiller of the Soil …Folk style is purposely used to represent the rural life. It also conveys political statement of Gandhi’s idea of village. The background of the poster has an arch. The strong senses of formal design, bold colour scheme, and their blend of nature and convention in this panel reflect Bose’s inspiration from Ajanta wall paintings and sculptures.…” “Radhika …Chughtai experimented with wash technique and infused a distinct character of calligraphic line, typical in Mughal manuscripts and old Persian paintings. It gives a deeper sensuous quality to his paintings.…” “City in the Night This is a watercolour painting made by Gaganendranath Tagore (1869 –1938) in 1922.… He painted an interplay of diamond-shaped planes and prismatic colours, resulting in fragmented luminosity to render the mountain ranges of the city.…” |