Deccani painting grew in the courts of three kingdoms. Which were these three kingdoms?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmadnagar
The kingdoms of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmadnagar developed this court painting. Malwa and Ahmedabad are named for the northern tradition of pre-Mughal painting, and Hyderabad comes later, under the Nizam.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Deccani Schools of Painting …The kingdoms of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmadnagar developed highly sophisticated and distinct school of court painting. Its unique sensuality and intense colours have strong affinity to regional aesthetics. The school preferred dense composition and attempted to create an aura of romance, which invariably expressed itself in an idiom that was eloquently natural and vivid.…” “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The woman represented in it belongs to the northern tradition of pre-Mughal painting, which was flourishing especially in Malwa and Ahmedabad during this period.…” |