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The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

CBSE · Class 12 · Fine Arts

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Key Topics to Revise

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Company Painting and Pre-Bengal School Art

  • Company Painting emerged in 18th century when British officers commissioned local artists to document Indian life
  • Artists adapted traditional techniques to European observation-based methods
  • Mixed traditional Indian miniature style with European realistic documentation
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Bengal School Origins and Philosophy

  • Emerged in first decade of 20th century in Calcutta
  • Founded by Abanindranath Tagore with support from E.B. Havell
  • Associated with Swadeshi movement and nationalism
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Key Artists and Their Contributions

  • Abanindranath Tagore: Father figure of Bengal School, developed wash technique, painted 'Journey's End'
  • Nandalal Bose: Student of Abanindranath, headed Kala Bhavana at Shantiniketan, created Haripura Posters (1937)
  • Kshitindranath Majumdar: Early student, painted 'Rasa-Lila' using wash technique
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Shantiniketan and Pan-Asianism

  • Rabindranath Tagore founded Visva-Bharati University with Kala Bhavana art school
  • Nandalal Bose developed focus on folk art forms and rural themes
  • Pan-Asianism promoted unity among Eastern nations against Western imperialism

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