Which master artist of the Mughal atelier painted Madonna and Child?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Basawan
Option (1) Daswant — Incorrect. Daswant was the master artist who supervised the Razm Nama, the Persian Mahabharata of Akbar’s time.
Option (2) Basawan — Correct. The caption under Madonna and Child names Basawan as its painter.
Option (3) Miskin — Incorrect. Miskin, like Govardhan, was celebrated for his visuals of court scenes. The caption under Madonna and Child does not name him.
Option (4) Abul Hasan — Incorrect. Abul Hasan, son of Aqa Riza, worked for Jahangir and painted Jahangir’s Dream.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …Madonna, here, is an extraordinary theme, which brings the Byzantine art, the European classical and its Renaissance to the Mughal atelier, where it is translated and transformed into an entirely different visual experience. Virgin Mary is draped in a classical manner. The attachment displayed between the mother and the child was inspired by the humanist interpretation in the European Renaissance art.…”
Madonna and Child, Basawan,1590, San Diego Museum of Art, California |
