The Mughal painting was absolutely secular and aristocratic. The religious scenes were totally absent in this school and the patrons of this school were the royal people. The subjects of Mughal painting were mainly derived from court life and nature. Objects of Indian nature like pipal, mango, banyan trees etc., animals like deer, lion, peacock, etc., and Indian dresses and ornaments were faithfully represented; but the life of the people was sadly neglected. A keen appreciation of nature was a remarkable characteristic of the Mughal artists. Not only birds and animals were painted after close observation but broad borders of foliated designs were common in Mughal miniatures; and in the jungle scenes landscapes was rendered with great feeling and accuracy. The Mughal portrait painter was noted for his rich colouring, sympathetic. The Mughal portrait painter was noted for his rich colouring. The decorative treatment and the delineation of actual features. The Mughal artists excelled in colour composition which was generally a beautiful mosaic of reds, blues and old. They were noted for the minuteness of treatment and the decorative composition. During the reign of Akbar there was a fusion of Persian and Indian style of painting. A large number of Hindu painters were employed by Akbar, and of seventeen eminent artists of Akbar's reign, no less than thirteen were Hindus. The painters succeeded in a brilliant way in expressing the ideals of amity and synthesis preached by their imperial patron. A very large number of like-like portraits and graphic and natural miniatures were produced during the period. Mughal painting witnessed a rapid change and reached its logical culmination during the reign of Jahangir. The most important feature of the history of painting in Jahangir's reign is the decline of Persian influence, which made way for a style that was essentially Indian. Some impact of European art also became clearly visible in the paintings of the period. After finishing this test please rate.