Mughal painting drew on Indian styles and grew under its royal patrons. Match the styles and ateliers in List-I with their features in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Akbar’s atelier | I. Fewer works by one master |
| B. Indigenous Indian style | II. Almost three-dimensional figures |
| C. Mughal style | III. Mass-produced works |
| D. Jahangir’s atelier | IV. Flat perspective |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Akbar’s atelier | (III) Mass-produced works | Works in Akbar’s atelier were mass produced. |
| (B) Indigenous Indian style | (IV) Flat perspective | The indigenous Indian style emphasised flat perspective, with strong lines and vivid colours. |
| (C) Mughal style | (II) Almost three-dimensional figures | The Mughal style brought subtlety and finesse. Its figures looked almost three-dimensional. |
| (D) Jahangir’s atelier | (I) Fewer works by one master | Jahangir’s atelier preferred fewer and better works, each made by a single master artist. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Influences on Mughal Painting …The pre–Mughal and parallel indigenous schools of paintings in India had their strong distinct style, aesthetics and purpose. The indigenous Indian style emphasised on flat perspective, strong use of lines, vivid colour palette, and bold modelling of figures and architecture. The Mughal style offered subtlety and finesse, portrayed almost three-dimensional figures and created optical reality.…” “Early Mughal Painting …Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, the memoirs of Jahangir, tells about his great interest in arts and his efforts of achieving scientific correctness in the rendering flora and fauna that interested the Emperor the most. Under his patronage, the Mughal painting achieved naturalism and scientific accuracy of the highest degree. The curiosity and wonderment that the Emperor had for nature and people around him is reflected in the works that he commissioned. In contrast to the Akbar’s atelier, where the works were mass produced, Jahangir’s atelier gave preference to a lesser number and better quality of artworks produced by a single master artist.…” |