These statements are on Mughal painting under Aurangzeb and after him. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Highly skilled artists left the Mughal atelier and were welcomed by provincial Mughal rulers.
Reason (R): Under Aurangzeb, the royal atelier was not shut down immediately and continued producing beautiful paintings.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Highly skilled artists left the Mughal atelier and were welcomed by provincial Mughal rulers. — True. In the later Mughal period, skilled artists moved from the royal atelier to the courts of provincial Mughal rulers.
Reason (R): Under Aurangzeb, the royal atelier was not shut down immediately and continued producing beautiful paintings. — True. Aurangzeb gave less effort to the atelier, but it went on working for some time.
Why R does not explain A?
R tells us only that the atelier kept working for a while. It gives no cause for the artists leaving. The correct reason for A is the gradual decline of ardent patronage, so the artists went to provincial Mughal rulers, who welcomed them.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power to stimulate the political scenario and give it the verve of Akbar’s period. This succession and series of battles and conquest in Deccan India got the Mughal empire back on track. His focus was on the expansion of the Mughal empire and its unification under his leadership. Aurangzeb did not put as much effort to elevate the production of the Mughal atelier. However, unlike the popular belief the royal atelier was not shut down immediately and continued producing beautiful pointings.” “Later Mughal Painting …Due to gradual decline of ardent patronage, highly skilled artists left the Mughal atelier and were welcomed by provincial Mughal rulers. These rulers imitated the Mughal royalties and wanted to recreate in paintings the glory of their dynasty and events of their court.” |