art_culture hard True/False

Mughal miniature paintings under Jahangir showed increased influence of European techniques like perspective and shading.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) encouraged naturalism and European influences in Mughal art. Artists adopted linear perspective, chiaroscuro, and realistic portraiture, seen in works like 'Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings'.

Topic Painting - Mughal Portraits
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC
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