In the sixteenth-century paintings of the Ahmadnagar school, which feature shows Persian influence?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → High circular horizon and gold sky
Option (1) Long scarf passing round the body below the hips — Incorrect. This scarf is a southern fashion, seen in the Lepakshi frescoes.
Option (2) High circular horizon and gold sky — Correct. The high circular horizon and gold sky have Persian influence. The Deccani kingdoms owe their landscape idiom to Persia.
Option (3) Rich and brilliant colour palette — Incorrect. The palette is set apart as richer and more brilliant than that of northern manuscripts. It is not traced to Persia.
Option (4) Small pagri worn by the men — Incorrect. The small pagri is close to the form in the earliest Akbari miniatures. Male costume is called decisively northern.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The women in the paintings of Ahmadnagar wear a modified northern costume with choli (bodice) and long braided pigtails, ending in a tassel. Only a long scarf, passing round the body below the hips, is a southern fashion, which is seen in the Lepakshi frescoes. The palette is different from paintings of northern manuscripts, coming largely from the Mughal atelier, as they are more rich and brilliant. Paintings of the Deccan have similar characteristics. The high circular horizon and gold sky have Persian influence. We may see the debt of all Deccani kingdoms, which they owe to Persia for their landscape idiom.…” “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …Male costume is also decisively northern. The jama with pointed tails is frequently seen in early Akbari miniatures and probably originated in the area somewhere between Delhi and Ahmedabad. The small pagri is close to the form found in the earliest Akbari miniatures.…” |