Deccani painting was long not seen as a school of its own. Besides Middle Eastern, Safavid, Persian and Turkish, which origin was also suggested for it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mughal
Option (1) Rajasthani — Incorrect. The Rajasthani schools are a separate tradition of painting; they are not among the origins suggested for the Deccani style.
Option (2) Pahari — Incorrect. The Pahari schools grew in the hill states of the north and are not named as a source of the Deccani style.
Option (3) Mughal — Correct. The Deccani style was thought to be even Mughal in origin, along with Middle Eastern, Safavid, Persian and Turkish.
Option (4) Bengal — Incorrect. The Bengal School belongs to modern times, long after Deccani painting, so it could not be its source.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Deccani Schools of Painting …The Deccani style of Painting was placed under the Indo-Persian art for long. It was considered to be Middle Eastern, Safavid, Persian, Turkish and even Mughal in origin. Art historians acknowledged its uniqueness but failed to recognise it as a full-fledged school, which was sustained by a class of rulers, who had their peculiar political and cultural vision.…” |