Who painted the painting 'My Mother'?
- A.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- B.Debendranath Tagore
- C.Nandalal Bose
- D.Abanindranath Tagore
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Abanindranath Tagore. He painted 'My Mother', a portrait done in the soft wash technique he made famous.
Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore and the founder of the Bengal School of Art. That movement turned Indian painters away from European academic realism and back to Mughal, Rajput and Ajanta traditions. His best known canvas is 'Bharat Mata', painted in 1905 during the Swadeshi movement, and he also wrote children's classics such as 'Kshirer Putul'.
Option A, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, was a novelist who wrote 'Anandamath', not a painter. Option B, Debendranath Tagore, was a Brahmo Samaj leader and Rabindranath's father. Option C, Nandalal Bose, was Abanindranath's pupil, and he is remembered for illustrating the original manuscript of the Constitution and for the Haripura posters.
Exam tip: Abanindranath Tagore - Bengal School, 'Bharat Mata' and 'My Mother'; Nandalal Bose - Constitution illustrations.
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