Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Mughal School of Miniature Painting

Question:

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I: Mughal Rulers Period

List - II: Artist of the Period

(A) Shah Jahan

(I) Ustad Mansur

(B) Akbar

(II) Mir Sayyid Ali

(C) Jahangir

(III) Ustad Faqirullah Khan

(D) Humayun

(IV) Miskin

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Kabir and Raidas: This horizontal painting of Sant Kabir shows him weaving garments on his loom in a meditating mood. Another saint, Raidas sitting close to him is also in the same mood. The painting was painted during Shah Jahan's period. It is the best-documented example of the respect given to religious Saints by the Mughals. On paper, Ustad Faqirullah Khan made this painting in the tempera style. He was the head painter in Shah Jahan's workshop. A simple and peaceful life in the villages was shown in the painting.

Akbar envisioned cultural integration and commissioned translation of several revered Hindu texts. He commissioned translation and illustration of revered Sanskrit texts into Persian. The Persian translation and illustrated version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata done this period came to be known as Razm Nama. This was completed in 1589 under the supervision of master artist Daswant. This manuscript was scribed in ornate calligraphy and contained 169 paintings. The translation and illustration of the Ramayana were also carried out around this time. Artists like Govardhan and Miskin were celebrated for their visuals of court scenes.

Ustad Mansur was a famous painter inthe court of Jahangir. The painting Falcon Perched on a Bird Rest (1615), is one of the many paintings that were painted by the Mughal artist, Ustad Mansur.

Humayun brought back with him the master artists when he regained power in India. He invited two Persian artists — Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad to establish a studio in his court and carry out royal paintings. It is important to note here that both the artists were famous and respected particularly for their skills in the art of portraiture.