Painting, the expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of
certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional visual language. The elements of this language—its shapes, lines,
colours, tones, and textures—are used in various ways to produce sensations of
volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface.
This book provides detail about the paintings of ancient,
medieval and modern times.
The index is as follows:
1.
Art of Indus Valley Civilisation
2.
Art from Maurya to Gupta period
3.
Ajanta caves
4.
Temple Art and Sculpture
5.
Indian Bronzes
6.
Indo-Islamic Architecture
7.
Mughal School
8.
Rajasthani School of painting
9.
Pahari school of miniature painting
10. Deccan
School of painting
11. Company
School
12. Pioneers of
Contemporary Art Movements in India
13. Contemporary
Art of India
14. Folk
paintings
UPSC
questions from the book are:
UPSC
2018: The well-known painting "Bani
Thani" belongs to the
(a) Bundi school
(b) Jaipur school
(c) Kangra school
(d) Kishangarh school
Ans: d
UPSC
2017: The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani
is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at
(a) Ajanta
(b) Badami
(c) Bagh
(d) Ellora
Ans: a