The Ragamala paintings of Bijapur have definite echoes of the Lepakshi style. In their daring and brilliantly successful colouring, they exemplify the luxuriant aestheticism of which court?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Adil Shah court
Option (1) Adil Shah court — Correct. The Bijapur Ragamala exemplify the luxuriant aestheticism of the Adil Shah court, which patronised the Bijapur school.
Option (2) Nizam Shah court — Incorrect. The Nizam Shahs ruled Ahmadnagar; the earliest Deccani poems celebrate Hussain Nizam Shah I.
Option (3) Qutb Shah court — Incorrect. The Qutb Shahs ruled Golconda, as Ibrahim Qutb Shah and Muhammad Qutb Shah did.
Option (4) Mughal court — Incorrect. The Mughal atelier produced the northern manuscripts, whose palette differs from the Deccani one.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bijapur School of Painting …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 Ragamala are, as we have seen, Indian in their connections, with definite echoes of the Lepakshi style. They exemplify the luxuriant aestheticism of the Adil Shah court in their daring and brilliantly successful colouring and vigour of simplified compositions.” |