Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Who are mentioned as the artists of 'Bundi Ragamala' in the Persian inscription?

Options:

Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abddus Samad

Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali, and Shaykh Hatim

Rao Bhoj Singh and Rao Surjan Singh

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali, and Shaykh Hatim

Explanation:

Answer:  Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali, and Shaykh Hatim

Bundi’s earliest phase of painting, Bundi Ragamala bears an inscription in Persian that dates back to 1591, mentions names of its artists — Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali and Shaykh Hatim, who introduce themselves as pupils of master artists, Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abddus Samad of the Mughal court. They mention Chunar (near Benaras) as the place of origin of the painting, where Rao Bhoj Singh and his father Rao Surjan Singh maintained a palace.