Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking is a Deccani painting of extraordinary energy. Consider the following statements about it:
(A) The face of the sultan is delicately portrayed.
(B) Cranes are seen in the foreground of the painting.
(C) Persian influence is evident in the treatment of the horse and rocks.
(D) Its colour schema remains largely in the shades of brown and some blue.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
(A) The face of the sultan is delicately portrayed. — Correct. The narrative brings the white hawk to the centrestage with the delicately portrayed face of the sultan.
(B) Cranes are seen in the foreground of the painting. — Incorrect. The cranes are in the background. The foreground has plants and dense landscape.
(C) Persian influence is evident in the treatment of the horse and rocks. — Correct. The commentary says this in these words.
(D) Its colour schema remains largely in the shades of brown and some blue. — Incorrect. That is Composite Horse. This painting has brilliant red, olive green, emerald green, cobalt blue and a golden blue sky.
NCERT (2026-27): “Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking This is a painting of extraordinary energy and sensibility. …Besides, the dark dense forest foliage, deep olive green, emerald green and cobalt blue with cranes in the background and sunlit golden blue sky enhance the experience of the painting and its narrative, which brings the white hawk to the centrestage along with the delicately portrayed face of the sultan. Persian influence is evident in the treatment of the horse and rocks.”
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