The following statements are about Mughal painting under Shah Jahan and after. Consider them.
(A) Rembrandt made studies of several Indian drawings to master the delicate lines.
(B) Under Shah Jahan, idealisation and great stylisation were preferred over naturalistic rendering.
(C) The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh is a work by Haji Madni.
(D) Aurangzeb shut down the royal atelier as soon as he came to power.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only
(A) Rembrandt made studies of several Indian drawings to master the delicate lines. — Correct. The European painter was deeply inspired by Mughal court painting.
(B) Under Shah Jahan, idealisation and great stylisation were preferred over naturalistic rendering. — Correct. In Shah Jahan’s atelier, idealisation was preferred over accurate depiction.
(C) The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh is a work by Haji Madni. — Correct. It belongs to the period of Shah Jahan.
(D) Aurangzeb shut down the royal atelier as soon as he came to power. — Incorrect. He put less effort into the atelier, but it was not shut down immediately and went on producing paintings.
NCERT (2026-27): “…Shah Jahan encouraged the artists in the atelier to create magnificent works that were a blend of imagination and documentation. Idealisation and great stylisation were preferred over naturalistic rendering and accurate depiction.” “The Mughal School of Painting, which had embraced and presented the exuberating blend of the leading art traditions of its contemporary world, began to inspire the European artists of that time. Rembrandt, a celebrated European painter, was deeply inspired by the Mughal court painting and made studies of several Indian drawings to master the delicate lines.” “…Aurangzeb did not put as much effort to elevate the production of the Mughal atelier. However, unlike the popular belief the royal atelier was not shut down immediately and continued producing beautiful pointings.” “The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh This painting, a work by artist Haji Madni, belongs to the period of Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in Agra.” |