Consider the following statements regarding Bazaar Paintings
1. The Bazaar school of Painting had no Indian influence.
2. They made the painters to copy the Greek and Roman statues.
3. This school was prevalent in the Bengal and Bihar region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Bazaar Paintings
This school was also influenced by the European encounter in school mixed European techniques and themes with Indian ones. The Bazaar school did not take any Indian influence but took the Roman and Greek influence. They made the painters to copy the Greek and Roman statues.
This school was prevalent in the Bengal and Bihar region. Apart from the Greco-roman heritage, they made paintings on everyday bazaar that showed Indian bazaars with European background. They also painted religious themes but the figures of Indian Gods and Goddesses with more than two axes and elephant faces like that of Lord Ganesha were prohibited as they deviated from the European notion of natural human figurine.