INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one among the following is not correct about the cave paintings at Ajanta?
A
Scenes have no dividing frame and blend into each other
B
Scenes are both religious and secular
C
The influence of the Gandhara art is seen
D
Scenes mostly depict tales from Jatakas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’ Therefore, the answer is A. Note No casing partitions one scene from the following, yet each mix into the other, the minor figures and the example handily driving the eye to the focal figures of every scene.

Detailed explanation-2: -They do not have paintings of flora & fauna. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments in Maharashtra, India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures. The Ajanta Caves is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Detailed explanation-4: -They are luxurious, sensuous and celebrate physical beauty, aspects that early Western observers felt were shockingly out of place in these caves presumed to be meant for religious worship and ascetic monastic life. The paintings are in “dry fresco", painted on top of a dry plaster surface rather than into wet plaster.

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