Question

Identify any one relevant painting of the Mughal or Decani School of miniature painting included in your course of study, comprising of the following features and explain them in that painting accordingly:

(a) Live depiction of birds and animals in the Mughal miniature paintings.

(b) Delineation of Raga- Raginis in the Deccani miniature paintings.

Answer 1

(a) Rajasthani Miniature

i. Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara

ii. Bharat Meets Rama at Chitrakuta

(b) Pahari Miniature

i. Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen going to Vrindavana

ii. Krishna with Gopis

iii. Radha and Krishna Looking into the Mirror

Answer 2

(a) From Mughal paintings, 5 are included in our course. So out of them,

1. Krishna lifting mount Goverdhan(is the best suitable answer)

As including several animals like cows, deers on mount, and goats

2. Rest it may include:

 falcon on bird rest(bird) or Marriage prosssesion of Dara Shikkha(several horses)

Answer 3

a) Falcon on Bird Rest by Ustad Mansoor (Jahangir period)

b) Ragini Pathmanshika of Raga Hindola (Bijapur School)