Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Deccani Schools of Painting

Question:

Identify the name of the richly illustrated encyclopedia of paintings from sixteenth century in Bijapur.

Options:

Nujum al-Ulum

Naurasnama

Gulistan-e-Sadi

Anwar-e-Suhaili

Correct Answer:

Nujum al-Ulum

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Nujum al-Ulum

Paintings from Bijapur in the sixteenth century have a richly illustrated encyclopaedia known as the Nujum al-Ulum dated 1570.
The school of Bijapur was patronised by Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1580) and his successor Ibrahim II (1580–1627), both patrons of art and literature. The latter was also an expert in Indian music and author of a book on this subject, Nauras-nama. He was the owner of Nujum al-Ulum manuscript and might have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s. Bijapur had a close connection with Turkey and astronomical illustrations in Nujum al-Ulum may have been derived from Ottoman Turkish manuscripts.