Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Mughal School of Miniature Painting

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I

LIST II

A. Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan

I. Shah Jahan period

B. Marriage procession of Dara Shikoh

II. Jahangir period

C. Falcon on a Bird Rest

III. Provincial Mughal Period

D. Kabir and Raidas

IV. Akbar period

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Correct Answer:

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan from a dispersed Harivamsa Purana is attributed to Miskin (1585–90). It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Harivamsa Purana is one of the many Sanskrit manuscripts, which were translated into Persian by the Mughals. This painting is on a theme from Harivamsa. Badauni, a scholar noble in the court of Akbar, was assigned the job of translating this volume on Lord Krishna into Persian.

The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh: The painting "The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh" is a work by artist Haji Madni. It is a portrayal of the marriage procession of Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Mughal prince is shown mounted on a brown stallion with the traditional sehra and is accompanied by his father, Shah Jahan, who has a resplendent nimbus around hid head, riding a white horse. The marriage procession is accompanied and received by music, dance, gifts and fireworks. The artist has created the glamour of the marriage procession with all its pomp and show. This painting is in the collection of the National Museum, New Delhi, India. It belongs to the provincial Mughal period (Oudh).

Falcon on a Bird Rest: by Ustad Mansur, Nadir ul Asr, a title received from Jahangir, is in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA. Jahangir had fine falcons brought to his collection, and as a keen connoisseur, he had them painted. These images were included in his official biography Jahangirnama. There is an interesting episode described by him of a falcon brought as a present from Persian emperor Shah Abbas. This is to do with the falcon, which was mauled by a cat, resulting in its death, and the Emperor desired his painters to paint the dead falcon, preserving its memory for posterity. The painting Falcon Perched on a Bird Rest (1615), is one of the many paintings that were painted by the Mughal artist, Ustad Mansur.

Kabir and Raidas: This horizontal painting of Sant Kabir shows him weaving garments on his loom in a meditating mood. Another saint, Raidas sitting close to him is also in the same mood. The painting was painted during Shah Jahan's period. It is the best-documented example of the respect given to religious Saints by the Mughals. On paper, Ustad Faqirullah Khan made this painting in the tempera style. He was the head painter in Shah Jahan's workshop. A simple and peaceful life in the villages was shown in the painting.