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GSEB Class 8 Chapter 7 Art in Modern India
GSEB Class 8 Chapter 7 Art in Modern India Textual Exercise
[Q-2] Write short notes on:
Raja Ravi Varma
Ravi Varma was born in 1848 in the Kilimanoor village of Kerala and was born into a royal family. In his time, western art had a great influence on art
Theodore Jensen and European guest painters from royal families taught Ravi Varma art and gave him guidance to develop his distinctive style
He painted realistic portraits and his technique was more important than emotions. He was highly praised for his oil paintings depicting mythological scriptures and Sanskrit literature. It contains goddess Sarasvati, Virat darbar, Ganga, Urvashi, and Shakuntala Portrait of a Lady.
In 1894, Raja Ravi Varma opened a printing press in Ghatkopar Mumbai. The low prices of the pictures enabled the common people to buy them. The kings of Vadodara and Bhavnagar had invited Raja Ravi Varma to make mythological paintings and portraits of the royal family. A few of his paintings are preserved in the Trivandrum museum and the Fateh Singh art gallery in Vadodara, and he was named Kaiser-e-hind by the British government in Bhavnagar in 2012.
Rajput Style
From the 10th to the 16th centuries, the Rajput style was popular in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh under the patronage of Rajput Kings. Since Rajput Kings patronized traditional printers, in the paintings of these printers, the lives of the Rajput Kings, their customs attire, festivals, etc. have been at the center. Radha Krishna, Krishna bhakti Raasleela, Rajasthani folk-life has also been popularized by the Rajput painting style, also known as Rajasthani Style which originated in Bundi Kishangarh Bikaner and Jodhpur.
Kangra Style
Kangra style is also a prominent aspect of the Indian painting style. this style was developed by Rajasthan and Mughal printers in the region of the Himalayan mountains Kullu Chamba and Mandi where explain Centre was a great painter of this general the main theme of this style is Lord Krishna and devotion towards Krishna in addition to the beauty of the Himalaya
[Q-1] Write the answers of the following question in one sentence:
(1) Who established Kala Bhavan in Vadodara?
The Kala Bhavan was founded in Vadodara by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad.
(2) Where did the pal painting style spread?
Pal painting spread to Bengal, Bihar, Nepal, and Tibet.
(3) Who among the Mughal emperors promoted painting?
Babur Humayun Akbar Jahangir Shahjahan were some of the Mughal Emperors who promoted painting
(4) Which organization was established by Abanindranath to promote painting?
The Bengal school of art was founded by Abanindranath Tagore in order to promote painting.
(5) Which style of paintings have been found in Gujarat?
Gujarat is known for its Jain style paintings.
[Q-3] Find the correct option from the following options and write the correct answer
Which of the following case would Jal par the British during her tour of Tamilnadu?
- Caves of sittanavasal
- Caves of Badami
- Caves of Ajanta
- Caves of Bhimbetka
In which of the following is scriptures would you see Jain-style paintings
- Abhidhamma Pitaka
- Sutta Pitaka
- Anguttarnikaya
- Kathasaritsagar
In a painting exhibition, Hitesh bought a painting of a painter of Gujarat which painter’s painting would he have bought?
- Abanindranath Tagore
- Piraji Sagar
- Jamini Roy
- Anjali Menon
You get confused when you see a painting looking at that picture you cannot decide whether it is Rajput style or Kangra style so what might be the subject of the painting?
- Rajasthani folk dance
- The natural beauty of the Himalayas
- Krishna bhakti
- Scenes of War
Match the following
| A | B |
| Jahangir | Style developed in Bundi,Kishangarh,Bikaner |
| Pal Style | Establishment of Madras school of Art |
| Mughal Style | Bhishma Pitamah of Painting |
| Devi Prasad Roy Chaudhary | Jataka stories and pictures of Bodhisattvas |
| Rabindranath Tagore | paintings of animal birds and fights |
| Establishment of gallery |
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