The earliest five Golconda miniatures were bound in the Diwan of Hafiz. With what are all five of its painted pages lavishly enriched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Gold
Option (1) Silver — Incorrect. Silver is not named for these pages, or for any Golconda painting.
Option (2) Gold — Correct. All five painted pages of the Diwan of Hafiz are lavishly enriched with gold, which touches a deep azure sky.
Option (3) Brilliant red — Incorrect. Brilliant red marks the horse and the garment in Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking, a Bijapur painting.
Option (4) Cobalt blue — Incorrect. Cobalt blue is one of the background colours of the same hawking painting, not of these Golconda pages.
NCERT (2026-27): “Golconda School of Painting …The earliest five miniatures, identified as Golconda work, were bound up in Diwan of Hafiz… These paintings represent court scenes of a young ruler, who is depicted seated enthroned, holding a typically long and straight Deccani sword, in the centre of one of the painting folios. The Prince is seen wearing a white coat with embroidered vertical bands. All five painted pages are lavishly enriched with gold, touching deep azure sky.” |