Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Deccani Schools of Painting

Question:

Match the painting in List- I with the period associated with its creation in List- II:

List- I (Painting)

List- II (Period)

(A) Sultan Adil Shah II Playing Tambura

(I) 1595-1600

(B) King sitting on the Throne

(II) 1565-1569

(C) Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola

(III) 1590- 1595  

(D) Poet in a Garden

(IV) 1605-1615

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

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

Sultan Adil Shah II playing Tambura- Displayed at the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic, the painting by Farrukh Beg captures Sultan Adil Shah II engaging in the art of Tambura playing in Bijapur, between 1595 and 1600.

An illustrated manuscript Tarif–i–Hussain Shahi shows a painting 'King sitting on the Throne', Ahmadnagar, 1565–1569. It is housed in Bharata Itihasa Samshodaka Mandala, Poona (Maharashtra).

An intriguing work in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, titled Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola, an important member of the Ragamala family of the Indian musical mode, dates back to around 1590–95. Some scholars believe it to be from Bijapur, an important state of Deccan. Persian influence is obvious in the painting. This is seen in the arabesque decoration on the surface of the two domes that delineate the upper part of the painting, where letters written in Devanagari script cover the space. Two beautifully dressed and bejewelled women are seen in the pavilion, while the third is seen outside it. The centrally placed female musician is playing an Indian instrument, which appears to be veena, while the other two on the sides appear to be accompanying with rhythmic sway of their bodies. The colours are vibrant. Red is dominant and is complimented by green.

The artwork titled "Poet in a Garden" by Muhammad Ali from Golconda, created between 1605 and 1615, is housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA.