INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The use of ‘Halo’ or ‘Divine lights’ behind king’s head started under the rule of Mughal king Jahangir. Apart from this painting the scenes of hunting, battles and royal courts, progress was made in portrait painting and paintings of animals was also made.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apart from painting hunting, battle and court scenes, under Jahangir special progress was made in portrait painting and paintings of animals, flowers, etc. Ustad Mansur was was well known for his floral paintings. The Red Blossoms is the best known of his paintings.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan patronised highly skilled painters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mughal painting under Akbar: the Melbourne Hamza-nama and Akbar-nama paintings. The Department of Asian Art, National Gallery of Victoria, in recent years has acquired three important Indian paintings and a related drawing belonging to the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mughal painting reached its zenith in the period of Jahangir.