Portraits of the sultans of Golconda were probably done for the bazaar. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Golconda’s art became popular in Europe in the late seventeenth century.
Reason (R): Dutch merchants carried the portraits of the sultans to Europe.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Golconda’s art became popular in Europe in the late seventeenth century. — True. Golconda’s art became popular abroad.
Reason (R): Dutch merchants carried the portraits of the sultans to Europe. — True. Dutch merchants took these portraits to Europe.
Why R explains A? The portraits reached Europe through the Dutch merchants. So Europeans saw Golconda’s work, and its art became popular because of this trade.
NCERT (2026-27): “Golconda School of Painting Golconda became an independent state in 1512. By the end of the sixteenth century, it was the wealthiest of the Deccan kingdoms. … Golconda’s art became popular as Dutch merchants carried the portraits of sultans in the late seventeenth century to Europe. These were probably done for the bazaar and had references to royal paintings.” |