Ustad Mansur, the painter titled Nadir-ul-Asr for his studies of birds and animals, worked in the court of which Mughal emperor?
- A.Humayun
- B.Akbar
- C.Jahangir
- D.Aurangzeb
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Jahangir. Jahangir was a close observer of nature and asked his artists to record unusual birds, animals and flowers, so the single study replaced the crowded manuscript page. Ustad Mansur was his finest natural history painter and was given the title Nadir-ul-Asr, the wonder of the age; his Siberian crane and turkey cock are the standard examples. Abul Hasan, titled Nadir-uz-Zaman, and Bishandas, sent to Persia to paint the Shah, also served him.
Option A, Humayun, brought the Persian masters Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad and only began the school. Option B, Akbar, organised the atelier and commissioned the Hamzanama, Razmnama and Akbarnama, but his taste ran to narrative manuscripts, and Basawan and Daswanth were his men. Option D, Aurangzeb, withdrew patronage, which scattered the painters to the Rajput and Pahari courts.
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