Rawal Public School

P A 2 Assignment
Subject- Painting
Instruction: Q.No 1,is MCQ type

Q.1Who made the painting Haldi Grinders?

1. Jamini Roy
2. Amrita Sher-Gil
3. M.F. Husain
4. Kamlesh Dutt Pande
Q.2 Where is the painting, 'Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean' located?
1. National Museum, New Delhi
2. Indian Art and Craft Society, New Delhi
3. Chitrashala, Mysore
4. Bharat kala Bhawan, Varanasi
Q.3 Who was awarded 500 for painting shiva and sati?
1. jamini roy
2. nandlal bose
3. P.V janki raman

Q.4 To encourage Indian traditional art is the aim of which Indian society?
1. indian society of Bengal
2. indian society of oriental art
3. none of the above

Q.1 Whose creation was Shiv and sati ? what is the medium of the school ?
Q.2 Mention the titles of two famous paintings of modern Indian art with their artists.
Q.3 Write about any famous paintings of Raja Ravi Verma highlighting the subject matter of this
painting and his art style.
Q.4 In this painting three women are portrayed in the center of the picture
plane with yellow, white and red saris, placed within the background
of trees and nature. A dark black and brown portrayal of a woman behind the tree, seems to be
in a resting mood also catches the eyes of the viewers.
(i) Identify and name the artist.
(ii) Name the painting and the common spice depicted in it?
(iii) Does the massive power of rural women reflect in the subject matter
of the painting? Explain logically with your artistic point of view.
Q.5 The painting shows a faceless figure with soft flowing drapes of the
blue bordered white saree that is adorned by a female figure, she is
carrying a sick person protectively on her lap. The figure of this female
acquires a certain monumentality and the stature of the universal
mother, while the figure of the man is vulnerable and lies in her lap.
(i) Identify the painting and name the artist.
(ii) What emotions have been revealed in this painting by the artist?
(iii) According to your understanding who can be the central female figure
in this painting? Appreciate in short, a few aesthetic qualities that you
admire in this artwork.
Case based:-
Q.6 Write an essay on Bengal school of art based on the following parameters .
(i) Origin and development .
(ii) Artistic features .
(iii) Name your favourite artist and describe his artwork.
Q.8 Write a short note on the contribution of Bengal School of painting to National freedom
movement .