Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Mughal School of Miniature Painting

Question:

What role did Akbar play in the Mughal painting process?

Options:

He only provided financial support

He personally created all the artworks

He engaged with artists, supervised, and evaluated artworks

He delegated all artistic decisions to his ministers

Correct Answer:

He engaged with artists, supervised, and evaluated artworks

Explanation:

Answer: He engaged with artists, supervised, and evaluated artworks

Akbar personally engaged with the artists, and supervised and evaluated the artworks. The Mughal painting under Akbar’s patronage depicted a variety of subjects, including, detailed political conquests, seminal court scenes, secular texts, portraits of important men along with Hindu mythologies, and Persian and Islamic themes. Akbar’s fascination for Indian scriptures and regard for India made him one of the most popular emperors of the country.