Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Mughal School of Miniature Painting

Question:

In what way did 'Rembrandt' engage with Mughal art in his studies of Indian drawings?

Options:

Experimenting with new color palettes

Focusing on abstract expressionism

Mastering delicate lines

Ignoring Mughal artistic techniques

Correct Answer:

Mastering delicate lines

Explanation:

Answer:  Mastering delicate lines
Rembrandt engaged with Mughal art by making studies of Indian drawings to master the delicate lines characteristic of Mughal painting.

The Mughal School of Painting, which had embraced and presented the exuberating blend of the leading art traditions of its contemporary world, began to inspire the European artists of that time. Rembrandt, a celebrated European painter, was deeply inspired by the Mughal court painting and made studies of several Indian drawings to master the delicate lines. His studies show the celebrated position that the Mughal miniature painting occupied in the world art scene.