Which of the following was a major painter at Akbar's court?
Which of the following was a major painter at Akbar's court? Correct Answer Daswanth
The correct answer is Daswanth.
- Daswanth was a Mughal dynasty painter at Akbar's court.
Important Points
- Daswanth was trained by the Persian master Khwāja ʿAbd al-Ṣamad.
- He was a Hindu who belongs to an ordinary class.
- Daswanth played a key role in the demonstration of the Jaipur originating family of folk tales known as Razm-nāmeh, which is also the Persian name for the Indian epic known as the Mahabharata.
- A minuscule in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s manuscript copy of the Ṭūṭī-nāmeh (“Parrot Book”) has also been credited to him.
- Daswanth also demonstrated one minuscule in 'Tarikh-i-khandan-i-Timuriya' of Patna with another Artist Jagjiwan Kalan.
- It is said that because of his unstable mind, he killed himself in a fit of madness.
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Feb 20, 2025