Which technique was applied in the large-format paintings of the Hamza Nama, made under Akbar?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Gouache
The large Hamza Nama paintings were done in gouache, a water-based technique in opaque colours, on cloth with paper at the back.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …The emperor took great interest in both pictorial narrative, as well as, recitation of Hamza Nama. Because of the peculiar function of these paintings, their format is large. The base surface is cloth with paper at the back, on which the narrative text is written to help the narrator and the technique applied is gouache, which is water-based and in opaque colours.” |