Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Mughal School of Miniature Painting

Question:

Choose the correct pair of the artwork and the artist:

Options:

Jahangir in Darbar by Manohar

The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh", by Haji Madni

Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden," created by Bichitra

Princes of the House of Timur by Abd us Samad

Correct Answer:

Princes of the House of Timur by Abd us Samad

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Princes of the House of Timur by Abd us Samad

Princes of the House of Timur by Abd us Samad, created around 1545–50 is housed in the British Museum, London.

When we look at an extraordinary Mughal painting from the early period, Princes of the House of Timur (1545–50), probably by Safavid artist, Abd us Samad, in opaque watercolour on cotton, we are surprised by its size and complex structure and display of historical portraits. A prized possession of the imperial family, it has portraits that were painted over the original to register the portraits of successive members of the Mughal dynasty. So, visible in their physical likeness are portraits of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan painted subsequently over those painted during the reign of Humayun.