Which one of the following painters was not associated with Humayun ?

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Mir Sayyid Ali

Maulana Dost Musawir

Maulana Yusuf

Bihzad

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Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd al-Samad were Persian painters brought to India by Humayun, who played a crucial role in establishing the foundations of the Mughal school of painting. Maulana Dost Musawir and Maulana Yusuf were also associated with the Persian painting tradition from which Mughal painting emerged. Bihzad (Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād Herawī) was a renowned Persian painter of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, primarily associated with the Herat school under the Timurids and Safavids. While highly influential, he was a contemporary of Babur (Humayun’s father) and not directly associated with Humayun’s court in India.

– Mughal painting evolved from a synthesis of Indian and Persian styles.
– Humayun’s stay in the Safavid court in Persia influenced his patronage of painting.

Humayun invited Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd al-Samad to his court, first in Kabul and later in Delhi, commissioning works like the Hamzanama, which became foundational for Mughal art. Bihzad is considered one of the greatest masters of Persian miniature painting and his work significantly influenced later artists, including those in the Mughal court, but he himself was not a court painter for Humayun.

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