Identify this painting and answer the following questions:
Who is the artist of this painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Abul Hasan
This painting is Jahangir’s Dream. Jahangir took his dream as a good omen and had his court artist, Abul Hasan, paint it.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …Jahangir’s Dream (1618–22) by Abul Hasan, given the title Nadir al Zaman, meaning the ‘Wonder of the Age’, refers to the Emperor’s dream, in which he was visited by Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas, his rival, who possessed the much desired province of Qandahar. Interpreting it as good omen, he had the court artist Abul Hasan paint the dream.…”
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