Three of the painters named below worked in the Bikaner atelier in the reign of Anup Singh. Which one is the odd one out?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Nisardin
In the reign of Anup Singh, Ibrahim, Nathu, Sahibdin and Isa were well-known painters in the atelier of the master artist Ruknuddin at Bikaner.
Option (1) Ibrahim — A painter of the Bikaner atelier.
Option (2) Nathu — A painter of the Bikaner atelier.
Option (3) Isa — A painter of the Bikaner atelier.
Option (4) Nisardin — Not a painter of the Bikaner atelier. He painted the early dated Ragamala set at Chawand in 1605, with which the emergence of the Mewar School is linked.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bikaner School of Painting …In the reign of Anup Singh, Ruknuddin (whose ancestors came from the Mughal court) was the master artist, whose style was an amalgamation of the indigenous idiom with Deccani and Mughal conventions. He painted significant texts, such as the Ramayana, Rasikapriya and Durga Satpsati. Ibrahim, Nathu, Sahibdin and Isa were other well-known painters in his atelier.” “Mewar School of Painting …However, long wars with the Mughals have wiped out most early examples. Therefore, the emergence of the Mewar School is widely associated with an early dated set of Ragamala paintings painted at Chawand in 1605 by an artist named Nisardin.” |