Match the paintings in List- I with their artists in List- II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1- (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
2- (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
3- (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
4- (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

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The correct answer is option 1- 1

1- (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

The painting "The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh", by Haji Madni is in the collection of the National Museum, New Delhi, India.

Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan from a dispersed Harivamsa Purana is attributed to Miskin (1585–90). It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Harivamsa Purana is one of the many Sanskrit manuscripts, which were translated into Persian by the Mughals.

Ustad Mansur drew the likeness of the zebra presented to Jahangir during Nowruz. The zebra in the painting was from Ethiopia, brought by Turks, and presented to Mughal emperor Jahangir by his nobleman Mir Ja’far, who had acquired it. Jahangir wrote on the painting in Persian, the court language, that it was: “A mule which the Turks (rumiyan) in the company of Mir Ja’far had brought from Ethiopia [Habesha]”. Its likeness was drawn by Nadir ul asr (Wonder of the Age) Ustad Mansur. In Jahangirnama, it is clearly stated that the animal was presented to him during Nowruz or New Year festivities in March 1621. It is also mentioned that Jahangir had carefully examined it as some thought that it was a horse on which someone had painted stripes. Jahangir decided to send it to Shah Abbas of Iran, with whom he often exchanged rare and unique gifts, including animals and birds. And the Shah would also send him rare gifts like the Falcon discussed earlier. The painting later came in Emperor Shah Jahan’s possession. It was added to the royal album of paintings and calligraphies. The ornate borders of the painting are additions made in Shah Jahan’s reign.

Jahangir in Darbar from Jahangirnama (now, dispersed), attributed to Abul Hasan and Manohar (1620) is an excellent painting. Jahangir is at the highest level in the centre, where the eyes move immediately from his figured frame to stunning white pillars surrounded by sparkling clear colours and brilliantly framed overhead canopy. On the right side, Khurram stands in attendance with his hands folded, flanked by his son Shuja, son of Mumtaz Mahal, who was raised in the court by Nur Jahan.