Q. Which of the following pairs of Indian schools of art/painting and associated personalities is/are matched correctly?
- Bengal School of Art – Abanindranath Tagore
- Pahari School of Painting – Nainsukh
- Basholi School of Painting – Devi Das
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer:
1, 2 & 3
Notes:
- The Bengal School of Art, commonly referred as Bengal School, was an art movement and a style of Indian painting that originated in Bengal, primarily Kolkata and Shantiniketan, and flourished throughout the Indian subcontinent, during the British Raj in the early 20th century. Abanindranath Tagore was associated with this art style.
- Pahari paintingis an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during 17th-19th century, notably Basholi, Mankot, Nurpur, Chamba, Kangra, Guler, Mandi and Garhwal. Nainsukh was a famous master of the mid-18th century.
- Basohli Paintings is a fusion of Hindu mythology, Mughal miniature techniques and folk art of the local hills, evolved in the 17th and 18th centuries as a distinctive style of painting. This style of painting derives its name from the place of its origin - hill town of Basohli. It is a sub-school of Pahari style of paintings. The first patron of this chool was Raja Kirpal Singh and the most famous painter of this school was Devi Das.