Ibrahim II of Bijapur might have commissioned a Ragamala series in the 1590s. Three of the following are said of these Ragamala paintings. Which one is the odd one out?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Purple hue amply applied, with blue animals
Option (1) Definite echoes of the Lepakshi style — Said of the Bijapur Ragamala. They are Indian in their connections, with echoes of Lepakshi.
Option (2) Daring and brilliantly successful colouring — Said of the Bijapur Ragamala. Their colouring shows the luxuriant aestheticism of the Adil Shah court.
Option (3) Purple hue amply applied, with blue animals — Not said of the Bijapur Ragamala. This is said of the earliest five Golconda miniatures in the Diwan of Hafiz, where even foxes are blue.
Option (4) Vigour of simplified compositions — Said of the Bijapur Ragamala. Their simplified compositions have vigour, along with the bold colouring.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bijapur School of Painting …The Ragamala are, as we have seen, Indian in their connections, with definite echoes of the Lepakshi style. They exemplify the luxuriant aestheticism of the Adil Shah court in their daring and brilliantly successful colouring and vigour of simplified compositions.” “Golconda School of Painting …The earliest five miniatures, identified as Golconda work, were bound up in Diwan of Hafiz, dated 1463. …Purple hue is amply applied, and at times, animals become blue, so you see blue foxes.” |