Who are mentioned as the artists of 'Bundi Ragamala' in the Persian inscription?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: 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.