The statements below are about Deccani painting. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): All the Deccani kingdoms owe a debt to Persia for their landscape idiom.
Reason (R): The palette of Deccani paintings is more rich and brilliant than that of the northern manuscripts that came largely from the Mughal atelier.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): All the Deccani kingdoms owe a debt to Persia for their landscape idiom. — True. The Deccani kingdoms took their landscape idiom from Persia.
Reason (R): The palette of Deccani paintings is more rich and brilliant than that of the northern manuscripts that came largely from the Mughal atelier. — True. The Deccani palette differs from the northern manuscripts and is more rich and brilliant.
Why R does not explain A? R is about the range of colours. A is about how the landscape is drawn. A brilliant palette does not show where the landscape idiom came from.
The correct reason for A: the high circular horizon and gold sky in these paintings have Persian influence.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The palette is different from paintings of northern manuscripts, coming largely from the Mughal atelier, as they are more rich and brilliant. Paintings of the Deccan have similar characteristics. The high circular horizon and gold sky have Persian influence. We may see the debt of all Deccani kingdoms, which they owe to Persia for their landscape idiom.” |