Four paintings of the Deccani schools are named below. Which one of the following is the odd one out by its school?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Yogini
Option (1) Portrait of Muhammad Qutb Shah — A Golconda work. This portrait belongs to the Golconda School; the Sultan wears the typical Golconda dress.
Option (2) Poet in a Garden — A Golconda work. Poet in a Garden is by Muhammad Ali, a Golconda work of 1605–1615.
Option (3) Yogini — Correct. Yogini is from Bijapur, seventeenth century. The other three are Golconda works.
Option (4) Composite Horse — A Golconda work. Composite Horse is a painting from Golconda of the early seventeenth century.
NCERT (2026-27): “Golconda School of Painting …There is a portrait of Muhammad Qutb Shah (1611–1626) as he sits on a diwan early in his reign. He wears this typical Golconda dress and an elegant tight-fitting cap…” “Poet in a Garden, Muhammad Ali, Golconda, 1605–1615, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA” “Composite Horse …Flying cranes and lions, Chinese clouds and plants with large leaves enhance the surreal element of this painting from Golconda, which is of early seventeenth century…” “Yogini, Bijapur, seventeenth century, The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland” |