RAS question
The Bundi School of painting is noted for its depiction of:
Correct answer: (B) Nature, flora, fauna, and water bodies.
The Bundi School of painting is noted for its depiction of nature, including lush vegetation, flora, fauna and water bodies.
Explanation
The Bundi School is distinguished by its treatment of natural scenery. Its key visual markers include trees, flowers, birds, animals, lakes and monsoon clouds, with vibrant greens and blues used for verdant landscapes. The NCERT chapter describes a distinct feature of Bundi and Kota painting as a keen interest in lush vegetation, picturesque landscape, varied flora, wildlife and birds, hills, thick jungles and water bodies. Nature is therefore the most precise theme, capturing the ecological richness of Bundi painting rather than reducing the style to a single courtly or decorative subject.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) War scenes are linked more with Marwar paintings, while Bundi painting is known for natural landscapes.
- (C) Court life alone is too narrow because the Bundi style is specifically associated with nature, vegetation, animals, birds and water bodies.
- (D) Geometric patterns are not a Bundi speciality; the defining feature is natural and landscape depiction.
Concept
Regional features within the Rajasthani schools of painting include distinctive visual themes. RAS art-and-culture preparation often requires matching a school with its visual themes rather than memorising names alone.