The Mughal School of Miniature Painting
CBSE · Class 12 · Fine Arts
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- Mughal painting developed in the sixteenth century and continued till the mid-nineteenth century.
- It is a miniature painting style mainly used in manuscripts and albums.
- It combined Indian, Persian, and European influences.
- Babur arrived in India in 1526.
- Babur was the first Mughal emperor and author of Baburnama.
- Bihzad was known for composition and colour tints but not strong face drawing.
- Akbar ruled from 1556 to 1605.
- He is believed to have suffered from dyslexia.
- More than a hundred artists worked in his royal atelier.
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Mughal painting was a pure Persian import with no Indian influence.
Babur was only a conqueror and had no role in art or painting.
Humayun did not contribute to Mughal painting because he spent much of his time in exile.
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Basic definition and time span of Mughal painting
Babur as the first Mughal emperor and patron of Persian sensibility
Babur’s view of Bihzad
Humayun’s artistic contribution and the Nigaar Khana
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- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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