Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation
Which one of the following painters was not associated with Humayun?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: D
Concept
While the Mughal school was founded on Persian principles, the specific artists who moved to India with Humayun belonged to the Safavid court, following the era of the great Bihzad.Explanation
Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad (and their associates like Maulana Dost) were the primary painters who accompanied Humayun from Persia to Kabul and then to India. Bihzad was a legendary master of the Timurid era who died before the Mughal school was established in India.Logical Breakup
Logic 1: Bihzad is the 'Raphael of the East', active in the late 15th and early 16th century in Herat and Tabriz, but he never served the Mughals in India.
Logic 2: Options A, B, and C identify the specific Safavid-trained artists who formed the first Mughal Nigaar Khana (studio).