Who painted Sultan Adil Shah II playing Tambura, a Bijapur painting of 1595–1600?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Farrukh Beg
Option (1) Muhammad Ali — Incorrect. Muhammad Ali is another Deccani painter, known for Poet in a Garden, not this portrait.
Option (2) Farrukh Beg — Correct. The portrait of the Bijapur Sultan with his tambura is by Farrukh Beg.
Option (3) Abul Hasan — Incorrect. Abul Hasan was a painter of the Mughal court, not of Bijapur.
Option (4) Mansur — Incorrect. Mansur was also a Mughal court painter, not a painter of Bijapur.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Deccani Schools of Painting …In the plateau region of southern India, beyond the Vindhya mountain range, an endearing school of painting, which was distinct and strong, was nurtured and expanded under various Sultans of the Deccan in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.”
“Sultan Adil Shah II playing Tambura, Farrukh Beg, Bijapur, 1595–1600, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic” |
