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Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?

(a)

Humayun

(b)

Akbar

(c)

Jahangir

(d)

Shah Jahan

Correct Answer

(c)

Explanation

Jahangir took keen interest in painting. He was a bird and animal lover and patronized
paintings of flowers, animals, birds etc. Apart from painting of hunting scenes, court scenes,
under him specialized individual portraits were
painted in a realistic manner. Akbar was fond of
manuscipts and Jahangir later shifted focus on
individual potrait and album. So more correct
answer is Jahangir.