History · Society and Culture
UGC NET December 2023 History
The Company School of Painting is also known as:
ADelhi School
BMadras School
CEuropean School
DPatna School ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Patna School — The answer is the Patna School, another name for the Company School of painting.
Explanation
★The answer is the Patna School, another name for the Company School of painting.
★It was a fusion of Indian and European styles, called the Company style.
★Under British rule Patna became a major centre of administration and trade.
★Local artists there painted in an Anglo-Indian manner, depicting animals, nature and daily life.
★They also made portraits of British families and wealthy patrons.
★Sewak Ram, a painter of this school, sold many works to Lord Minto.
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