MCQ
Q.
Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
Correct Answer: C
The correct answer is Raja Ravi Verma - Introduced oil painting in India.
Key Points
- Raja Ravi Varma is considered one of the greatest painters in the history of Modern Indian Art.
- He was the one who provides the vital link between traditional Indian art and contemporary art.
- He introduced oil painting in India. Hence, pair 3 is correct.
- He is particularly noted for his paintings depicting episodes from the story of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, and Nala and Damayanti, from the Mahabharata.
Additional Information
- Rabindranath Tagore started painting from 1893 onwards and emerged as a creative exponent of graphic art in 1928. Hence, pair 1 is incorrect.
- Paintings and drawings of Rabindranath Tagore are generally of small sizes.
- He used dominant black ink lines.
- Bharat Mata depicted a young woman, portrayed with four arms in the manner of Hindu, deities, holding objects symbolic of India’s national aspirations is one of his best-known creations.
- Abanindranath Tagore was a gifted landscape and portrait painter.
- Swadeshi values were reflected in the paintings of Abanindranath Tagore. Hence, pair 2 is incorrect.
- His first expression of paintings was the Radhakrishna series.
- Arabian Nights series of 1930 is among one of most renowned works Abanindranath Tagore.
- Indian Society of Oriental Art was founded in Calcutta in 1907 by Abanindranath Tagore and Gaganendranath Tagore.
- Jatin Das is an Indian painter, sculptor, and muralist from Orissa.
- He is counted amongst the most contemporary artists of India.
- His paintings are mainly involved in the expression of the man - women relationship and to some extent birds and animals. Hence, pair 4 is incorrect.
