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Changes in the Arts
Art and architecture during British rule in India Numerous prized collections were later accumu-
were the most touched and significant areas, lated in the name of these famed English paint-
which developed to the maximum and witnessed ers, making such creations a magnum opus affair.
a pan Indian sweeping growth. Art, architecture, Sculpture during early British rule was perhaps
culture and social reformation were some of the the most telling and excellent work of art that
primary areas that always had made an impact attracted numerous Indians and English alike.
on Indian population. British empire had arrived Church and finery works were primarily looked
to the country long back in the early 16th cen- after, including perfect carvings of funeral epi-
tury, when Mughals still ruled in glory and taphs. Just like in other spheres, English sculptors
admiration. British culture, architecture and also arrived in India in search of regal sponsor-
artistic developments paved a fresh innovative ship and make their talent known to people on
path, looking towards westernisation in every the other side of the globe. Benevolent British
sphere. However, with each passing century, officers inaugurated a passionate theme of work,
British rule became ruthless and more painful, at times even dedicated to Indian men. War was
keeping aside the positive sides of the few also a common theme, which made way for
generals or lords. these sculptors to render masterpiece work.
ART DURING BRITISH RULE
Painting during early British rule in India looked
towards gifted Englishmen arriving to the country
in search of solid footage and princely patronage.
These men had a primary intention to please and
pacify Indian as well as British upper society.
Such paintings had a common theme of royalist
touch in every brush stroke these painters made.
Church
Natural history and art during British rule in India
was momentous for its scholarly attempts by
Englishmen to educate Indians in science, plant
and animal life. Art had developed through such
attempts, like painting by noted English people,
resolved to make an educative endeavour in
India. Dissertation papers had come up from
British scholars, alongside naturalistic paintings
Paintings at the Time of Colonialism and further enhancement of flora and fauna.
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