The Bikaner School is one of the best documented schools of Rajasthani painting. Consider the following statements about its studio and records:
(A) On the completion of a painting, the court archivist entered the name of the master artist and the date behind the painting.
(B) The studio also did marammat (repairing) and made nakals (copies) of older works.
(C) Inscriptions on Bikaner paintings are mostly in Persian and, occasionally, in Marwari.
(D) Ruknuddin’s works have a misty dreamlike quality.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (B) only
(A) On the completion of a painting, the court archivist entered the name of the master artist and the date behind the painting. — Correct. The court archivist wrote the master’s name and the date behind the painting.
(B) The studio also did marammat (repairing) and made nakals (copies) of older works. — Correct. Besides new miniatures, the studio did marammat (repair) and made nakals (copies).
(C) Inscriptions on Bikaner paintings are mostly in Persian and, occasionally, in Marwari. — Incorrect. The inscriptions are in Marwari, and occasionally, Persian, not the other way round.
(D) Ruknuddin’s works have a misty dreamlike quality. — Incorrect. The misty dreamlike quality belongs to Ibrahim; Ruknuddin painted in soft colour tones.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bikaner School of Painting …On the completion of a painting, the court archivist entered the name of the master artist and the date behind the painting. …Apart from its activities of making new miniatures, the studio was entrusted with the task of marammat or repairing and making nakals (copies) of older works. …Ruknuddin painted exquisite works in soft colour tones. Ibrahim’s works have a misty dreamlike quality. …Inscriptions in Marwari, and occasionally, Persian reveal the names of artists and dates, and in some cases, even the place of production and occasions for which the works were commissioned.” |