Observe the image and answer the following question.
In the painting in the image, the two kings stand on a globe and two animals sleep quietly below them. Which two animals are they?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Lion and sheep
Jahangir towers on a powerful lion, and the Persian Shah stands on a docile sheep. The two animals add to the symbolism of Abul Hasan’s painting.
NCERT (2026-27): “Jahangir’s Dream (1618–22) by Abul Hasan …The Persian Shah appears frail and vulnerable as he is embraced by Jahangir. The kings stand on a globe, and between them, they hover over much of India and Middle East. Two animals sleep quietly. However, the symbolism of their depiction does not escape the viewer. The powerful lion, on which Jahangir towers, and the docile sheep, on which the Persian Shah stands, sharing a magnificent resplendent golden halo of the Sun and Moon held by two winged angels indicate of being inspired by the incoming European art motifs and imageries in the Mughal court.”
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