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Colonialism/Sikhism
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
03/16/2013

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Term
company colonialism
Definition
Term
the east india company
Definition
Term
factory/factory town
Definition
european enclaves (surat, bombay, calcutta, madras)
Term
battle of plassey
Definition
1757: Bengal ruled by Nawab who was pissed at England because factory was getting too much power. He attacks Calcutta. British succeed in bribing Nawab and then execute him. End of independent bengal. Shift into colonialism
Term
grant of the diwani of bengal
Definition
1765 - when british began picking rulers. Diwani becomes governship
Term
company painting
Definition
indian artists adapting to new patrons - scientific drawings of botany, architecture, indian pop. 2 of each. want british to know their india.
Term
history painting
Definition
prestigious rank- highest. use style to depict contemporary events
Term
the indian rebellion or mutiny of 1857
Definition
led to dissolution of british east india co. indian soldiers in army against treatment - leads to civilians who didnt ant to be treated badly.
Term
british raj
Definition
no company, british crown rules. british self conscious about being universal rulers, want to be next mughal empire (continue it)
Term
durbar
Definition
elaborate military parades. expensive. occurs when power cracks in india b/c it's an attempt to show power
Term
raja ravi varma
Definition
1848-1906. wealthy, told not to be an artist. he was self taught. angel told mom when pregnant. first modern artist. professional, not trained labor. operated like a business. portraits of wealthy/powerful artist as labor - artist as aristocratic. ethnographic: indian women, god portraits
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abanindranath tagore
Definition
1871-1951 founded bengal school and swadeshi
Term
oleograph
Definition
prints (raja ravi varma)
Term
swadeshi
Definition
'own goods' economic boycott
Term
swaraj
Definition
'own rule' brits leave
Term
khadi
Definition
make your own cloth, don't import cheap labor
Term
the bengal school
Definition
(calcutta) watercolor washes- does not mimic western art. all students became teachers, style spread.
Term
bengali renaissance
Definition
'gentlemen' upper middle class who critiqued british when talked about equality. western education responsible for flowering literature and arts
Term
bhadralok
Definition
'gentlemen' of the bengali renaissance
Term
1905 partition of bengal
Definition
East vs. West (Bengladesh). dont divide but also move capital to delhi so they look like they still have authority.
Term
raisina hill
Definition
?
Term
raj path
Definition
in delhi, the grand boulevard (kings way)
Term
sir edwin lutyens
Definition
built the viceroy's house (mimcs stupa and white house). the delhi project was to blend indian and british architecture to make selves relatable
Term
herbert baker
Definition
built the 2 twin secretary buildings, lutyens did not like them, thought he should be only one
Term
punjab
Definition
region controlled by sikhs (divided into pakistan and india later)
Term
sikh
Definition
student
Term
guru
Definition
teacher
Term
period of the 10 living gurus
Definition
(1469-1708)
Term
adi granth sahib
Definition
golden temple in amritsan
Term
guru nanak
Definition
'there is no hindu, there is no muslim' . established some of the fundamental institutions of sikhism.
Term
janamsakhi
Definition
pictures of the guru life
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guru gobind singh
Definition
10th guru who founds the Khalsa in 1699
Term
golden temple in amritsar
Definition
built by guru arjan dev
Term
miri
Definition
temporal authority
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piri
Definition
spiritual authority
Term
khalsa
Definition
the five beloved ones, the first volunteers initiated into the khalsa
Term
operation blue star
Definition
indian army going into the golden temple to get rid of some man with weapons
Term
[image]
Definition

'factory of the dutch east india co in bengal' by a visiting dutch artist

1665

patroned by an employee of the dutch trading co in india

Term
[image]
Definition

'lord clive meeting mir jafar, the new Nawab of Bengal, after the Battle of Plassey' by Francis Hayman

1761-2

EIC

Term
[image]
Definition

'lord clive receiving form the mogul the gran of the diwani of bengal'

by benjamin west

1795

lord clive

Term
plants
Definition

natural history drawings (co paintings)

'a custard apple plant' 1785

a branch of a mango tree' 1780

unnamed artists in calcutta

EIC

Term
[image]
Definition

'the taj mahal' from 'fifteen drawings mughal monuments' (co paintings0

unnamed artist in delhi

1820

eic

Term
[image]
Definition

'a volume of 30 folios depicting castes and occupations':

'three religious mendicant couples'

'a textile craftsman and his wife, a basket weaver and his wife'

unnamed artist in tanjore

1830

EIC

Term
man portrait
Definition

'portrait of hte nizam of hyderabad'

by raja ravi varma

1902

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

'lady in moonlight'

raja ravi varma

1899

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

'saraswati'

raja ravi varma

1875

oil on canvas

 

oleograph done in 1890

Term
[image]
Definition

'damayanti and the swan'

raja ravi varma

1899

oil on canvas

1910 matchbox cover

Term
[image]
Definition

'bharat mata'

by abanindranath tagore

1905

watercolor on paper

Term
diwali
Definition

'diwali'

abanindranath tagore

1903

watercolor on paper

Term
sita in captivity
Definition

'sita in captivity in lanka'

by abanindranath tagore

1907

watercolor on paper

Term
[image]
Definition

'parthasarathi'

by nandalal bose

1912

watercolor on paper

Term
[image]
Definition

'the all india war memorial'

sir edwin lutyens 

british colonial government

1911-1931

new delhi

Term
the raj path with india gate in the distance
Definition

'the raj path with india gate in the distance'

sir edwin lutyens

the british colonial govt.

1911-1931

new delhi

Term
[image]
Definition

'the viceroy's house'

sir edwin lutyens

the british colonial govt.

1911-1931

new delhi

Term
[image]
Definition

'one of the twin secretariat buildings'

herbert baker

british colonial govt.

1911-1931

new delhi

Term
[image]
Definition

'plan of chandigarh, the new capital and planned city of indian state of punjab'

1951-1963

le corbusier

the indian govt.

Term
[image]
Definition

'the high court, chandigarh'

1951-1963

le corbusier

the indian govt.

Term
[image]
Definition

'the secretariat, chandigarh'

1951-1963

le corbusier

the indian govt

Term
[image]
Definition

'the assembly, chandigarh'

1951-1963

le corbusier

the indian govt

Term
flat picture of 2 guys sleeping
Definition

'guru nanak sleeping in the mosque at mecca'

(ex of janamsakhi painting)

late 18th C

artist unknown

Term
[image]
Definition
'one of h
Term
guru nanak meets the mughal emperor babur (janamsakhi painting)
Definition

'guru nanak meets the mughal emperor babur' 

late 18th c

artist unknown

Term
'guru gobind singh seated in majesty'
Definition

'guru gobind singh seated in majesty'

artist unknown

earlyh 19th c

Term
from guru nanak to guru gobind singh the 10 soverigns'
Definition

'from guru nanak to guru gobind singh the ten sovereigns'

early 19th c

artist unknown

Term
[image]
Definition

'the golden temple'

16th c to present 

in Amritsar

Term
a shrine reborn
Definition

'a shrine reborn' series of photographs

Raghu Rai

1985

Term
[image]
Definition

'nineteen eighty for'

by amrit and rabindra singh (the singh twins)

1998

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