Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Match paintings in List- I with the place where they are housed in List- II:

List- I (Painting)

List- II (Place)

(A) Krishna and Gopis in the Forest

(I) Colnaghi Gallery in London

(B) Chaurpanchasika

(II) National Museum, New Delhi

(C) The Hour of Godhuli

(III) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai

(D) Maharaja Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions at Mukundgarh

(IV) N.C. Mehta Collection in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

In the forest, Krishna and the gopis are depicted in a serene portrayal, as captured in the artwork "Krishna and Gopis in the Forest" from the Gita Govinda, created in Mewar around 1550. This masterpiece is currently housed in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai.

Chaurpanchasika, originating from the Mewar region and crafted around 1500, is currently housed in the N.C. Mehta Collection in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

The Hour of Godhuli painted at Jaipur, 1780 is displayed at the National Museum, New Delhi.

In 1695, Maharaja Ram Singh I of Kota hunting lions at Mukundgarh was painted. This historical depiction is currently housed at the Colnaghi Gallery in London.