Question

In Mughal paintings, one notices the adoption of the principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of
A.British
B.Dutch
C.Portuguese
D.Spanish

Answer 1

Hint: Mughal painting is a particular style in South Asia, particularly in North India (more precisely in modern India and Pakistan). The paintings are limited to miniatures, both as book illustrations and as individual works stored in the album (muraqqa). It comes from Persian miniature painting (some even originated in China) and was developed from the 16th to 18th centuries in the court of the Mughal Empire.

Complete answer:
Foreshortening is a technique used in perspective to create the illusion of an object moving in the distance or far in the background. The illusion is created by an object that appears shorter than it actually is, compressing it.

European influence played a very important role in the development of Mughal art. The Europeanization of the country began in the 16th century under Babur, when Portuguese factories were established in Calicut, Cochin and Goa. Akbar, however, was the first Indian ruler to take an interest in European art and, according to Koch, the Jesuits from the first mission in 1580, presented a sentence from the "Bible of Antwerp Polyglot" 29 which initiated an intensive dialogue between Mughals and European art. Brown believes that a great artist who has never seen the sea to depict a shipping scene may have used a Flemish painting as a "guide." Some religious elements come from Islam, such as saints with halos or winged angels, etc., although there are many imitations and imitations of Christian paintings. Secular painting also appeared in the late 16th century. European photographs came into fashion at the Mughal court and adorned various walls and pavilions. European artists soon followed.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:The Mughal style of painting later spread to other Indian courts, both Muslim and Hindu, and then to Sikhs, and was often used to depict Hindu motifs. This is especially so in northern India. In this dish he developed many regional styles with a tendency to be bolder but less refined.