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The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

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Card 1Company School

What is Company School of Painting?

Answer

Company School of Painting is a mixture of traditional Indian and European painting styles. Local artists adapted their methods to suit British patrons, often painting scenes of people, places, flora,

Card 2कंपनी स्कूल

कंपनी स्कूल ऑफ पेंटिंग क्या है?

Answer

कंपनी स्कूल ऑफ़ पेंटिंग पारंपरिक भारतीय और यूरोपीय चित्रकला शैलियों का मिश्रण है। स्थानीय कलाकारों ने ब्रिटिश संरक्षकों के अनुरूप अपनी विधियों को अनुकूलित किया, अक्सर लोगों, स्थानों, वनस्पतियों, जीवों

Card 3कंपनी स्कूल

कंपनी स्कूल पेंटिंग ब्रिटेन के साथ-साथ भारत में भी लोकप्रिय क्यों हुई?

Answer

एल्बम के रूप में यह लोकप्रिय हो गया। भारत में ब्रिटिश संरक्षक और ब्रिटेन में संग्राहकों को लोगों, रीति-रिवाजों और स्थानों के अभिलेख के रूप में ये चित्र पसंद आए, इसलिए चित्रों के सेट की बहुत मांग थी।

Card 4Company School

Why did Company School painting become popular in Britain as well as in India?

Answer

It became popular in album form. British patrons in India and collectors in Britain liked these paintings as records of people, customs, and places, so sets of paintings were much in demand.

Card 5Company School

Why did Company School painting decline in the mid-nineteenth century?

Answer

It declined with the entry of photography in India. Photography offered a better way of documentation, so the need for painted records reduced.

Card 6कंपनी स्कूल

उन्नीसवीं शताब्दी के मध्य में कंपनी स्कूल पेंटिंग में गिरावट क्यों आई?

Answer

भारत में फोटोग्राफी के प्रवेश के साथ यह कम हो गया। फोटोग्राफी ने दस्तावेजीकरण का एक बेहतर तरीका पेश किया, इसलिए चित्रित अभिलेखों की आवश्यकता कम हो गई।

Card 7कंपनी स्कूल

कंपनी पेंटिंग के संदर्भ में गुलाम अली खान कौन थे?

Answer

Ghulam Ali Khan was a Company School painter. He painted Group of Courtesans between 1800 and 1825, and the work is now in the San Diego Museum of Art, California, USA.

Card 8Company School

Who was Ghulam Ali Khan in the context of Company Painting?

Answer

Ghulam Ali Khan was a Company School painter. He painted Group of Courtesans between 1800 and 1825, and the work is now in the San Diego Museum of Art, California, USA.

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