In Pahari painting, what are the characteristic features of the Kangra style?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details
Option (1) Strong primary colours, warm yellows and stylised treatment of vegetation — Incorrect. These describe the Basohli style, with its bold colours. Kangra is known for its delicacy.
Option (2) Delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details — Correct. These three are named as the characteristic features of the Kangra style.
Option (3) Prominent chin, wide open eyes and grey and terracotta red backgrounds — Incorrect. These mark the distinctive style of Kullu.
Option (4) Vibrant colours of Basohli with the dainty figure types of Kangra — Incorrect. This describes Nurpur artists, who kept Basohli colours after Basohli matured into the Kangra style.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kangra School …The Kangra style is by far the most poetic and lyrical of Indian styles marked with serene beauty and delicacy of execution. Characteristic features of the Kangra style are delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details. Distinctive is the delineation of the female face, with straight nose in line with the forehead, which came in vogue around the 1790s is the most distinctive feature of this style.” |