Identify this painting and answer the following questions:
Who are the individuals depicted in this painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Jahangir with Persian Safavid Emperor Shah Abbas
This painting is Jahangir’s Dream by Abul Hasan. Emperor Jahangir dreamt that the Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas visited him, and he had the court artist paint the dream. The two kings embrace while standing on a globe. Jahangir dominates the picture, and the Shah looks frail in his arms.
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. In this painting, political fantasy takes over and the presence of Jahangir dominates the composition. The Persian Shah appears frail and vulnerable as he is embraced by Jahangir.…”
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