Mughal painting grew under several patrons and drew on many traditions. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mother-child attachment in Madonna and Child – inspired by the humanist interpretation in European Renaissance art
Option (1) Muraqqas, individual paintings mounted in albums – became popular under Akbar’s patronage — Incorrect. Muraqqas became popular under Jahangir’s patronage. Akbar’s atelier mass produced its works.
Option (2) Razm Nama, the Persian version of the Mahabharata – completed under the supervision of Abd us Samad — Incorrect. The Razm Nama was completed in 1589 under master artist Daswant. Abd us Samad was one of the two Persian masters who supervised the Hamza Nama.
Option (3) Mother-child attachment in Madonna and Child – inspired by the humanist interpretation in European Renaissance art — Correct. The attachment between mother and child was inspired by the humanist interpretation in European Renaissance art.
Option (4) Drapery of Virgin Mary in Madonna and Child – done in a Persian manner — Incorrect. Virgin Mary is draped in a classical manner, not a Persian one.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …The Persian translation and illustrated version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata done this period came to be known as Razm Nama. This was completed in 1589 under the supervision of master artist Daswant.” “Early Mughal Painting …Madonna, here, is an extraordinary theme, which brings the Byzantine art, the European classical and its Renaissance to the Mughal atelier, where it is translated and transformed into an entirely different visual experience. Virgin Mary is draped in a classical manner. The attachment displayed between the mother and the child was inspired by the humanist interpretation in the European Renaissance art.” “Early Mughal Painting …In contrast to the Akbar’s atelier, where the works were mass produced, Jahangir’s atelier gave preference to a lesser number and better quality of artworks produced by a single master artist. The Muraqqas individual paintings to be mounted in albums became popular under Jahangir’s patronage.” |