Test Your Knowledge

1. The traditional model of studying art in India was typically centred on one-on-one learning, where students were apprentices to teachers, who were also their role models and guides.

2. What are some of the key features of Abanindranath Tagore’s style that these paintings display? You may select more than one answer.

3. What is the name of Rabindranath Tagore’s pioneering school where his radical approach to art and education took shape? 

4. Drag and drop the name of the artist to the corresponding artwork.

5.  As a part of the Swadeshi movement, artists like Raja Ravi Varma borrowed greatly from European techniques.

6. What are the ways in which Shantiniketan differed from other art schools of its time?

7. Which European school of art did the artistic and pedagogical structure of Shantiniketan parallel? 

8. What are some of the ways in which Stella Kramrisch contributed to art historical scholarship in India? You may select more than one answer.

9. Drag and drop the name of the artist to the statement that best describes their perspectives on the Indian nation-state and cultural identity.

10. What key aspects of Amrita Sher-Gil’s style of art do we see in these paintings? 

11. The emergence of colonial art schools in India coincided with the shift in patronage from wealthy aristocrats and rulers to new collectors and patrons such as British officers.

12. What were some of the major shifts in India’s artistic practices in the colonial period?