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UGC NET June 2012 History
In which one of the following ancient literary works is a separate section on painting found?
APanchasiddhantika
BVishnudharmottara Purana ✓ Correct
CPanchatantra
DNatyashastra
Correct answer: (B) Vishnudharmottara Purana — A separate section on painting is found in the Vishnudharmottara Purana, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A separate section on painting is found in the Vishnudharmottara Purana, so that is the answer.
★Its third part, called the Chitrasutra, is the earliest Indian treatise on the art of painting.
★It lays down the rules of proportion, colour and the limbs of painting known as the shadanga.
★The Vishnudharmottara is an upapurana, an encyclopaedic Sanskrit text on many secular and religious topics.
★The Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira deals with astronomy, not painting.
★The Natyashastra deals chiefly with drama, dance and music rather than painting alone.
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