SSC
INDIAN ART
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
E.B. Havel
|
|
|
Gagendranath Tagore
|
|
|
Nandalal Bose
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Abanindranath Tagore CIE was the principal artist and creator of the “Indian Society of Oriental Art". He was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi values in Indian art, thereby finding the influential Bengal school of art, which led to the development of modern Indian painting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Charles Mallet established the first Western art school in Pune in c. 1790 (Sadwelkar n.d.). This school aimed to train local painters in European painting styles so that they could assist British artists (Mitter 2007). Then, the Calcutta School of Fine Arts was established in 1834.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kala Bhavana was India’s first national art school. It was part of the Visva-Bharati University founded by Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan.