RPSC RAS · Art, Culture, Literature and Heritage of Rajasthan

Schools of painting

Mewar, Marwar, Bundi-Kota, Kishangarh, Jaipur and Nathdwara miniature schools.

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  • Q1 · Schools of painting · EASY

    The Mewar school of painting flourished primarily under the patronage of which Rajput ruler who is also known for his military resistance against the Mughals?

  • Q2 · Schools of painting · MEDIUM

    The Bani Thani painting, depicting an idealized woman with elongated features and arched eyebrows, is most famously associated with which school of Rajasthani miniature painting?

  • Q3 · Schools of painting · MEDIUM

    Which characteristic feature distinguishes the Bundi-Kota school of painting from other Rajasthani painting schools?

  • Q4 · Schools of painting · MEDIUM

    The Nathdwara school of painting primarily developed around the worship of which deity and is characterized by which distinctive artistic feature?

  • Q5 · Schools of painting · HARD

    The Marwar school of painting, which flourished in Jodhpur and surrounding areas, shows a synthesis of indigenous Rajasthani style with influences from which source, particularly evident in the works produced during the reign of Maharaja Jaswant Singh I (1638-78)?

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