How the ideas of Abaindranth Tagore differed from those of raja ravi verma?
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Toward the end of the 19th century, the painters began to develop a style that could be considered both modern and Indian.
The Art of Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma was one of the first artists who created such a modern and Indian style. He mustered the western art of oil painting and realistic life study but painted themes from Indian mythology.
A Different Vision of National Art
The national artists in Bengal did not approved the art of Ravi Varma as it was imitative and westernised. They declared that such a style was unsuitable for depicting the nation’s ancient myths and legends. They felt that a true Indian style of painting had to draw inspiration from non-western art traditions and try to capture the spiritual essence of the East.
They broke away from the convention of oil painting and the realistic style, and turned for inspiration to medieval Indian traditions of miniature painting and the ancient art of mural painting in the Ajanta caves, also influenced by the art of Japanese artists who visited India at that time to develop an Asian art movement.
After the 1920s, a new generation of artists began to break away from the style popularised by Abanindranath Tagore.
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Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. his paintings are considered to be among the best example of fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European Academy art. he mastered the Western art of all painting and realistic life study.
Varma is most remembered for his paintings of beautiful sari- clad women, who were portrayed and sharply and graceful .his exposure is the West came when he won the first prize in the Vienna Art exhibition in 1873. he is generally considered as one among the greatest painter in the history of Indian art.
Ravindra Nath Tagore was the principal artist of the Bengali school and the first Major exponent of Swadeshi values in India art. he rejected the art of Ravi Varma as imitative and westernized, declared that such style was unsuitable for depicting the nations' ancient myths and legends. he, also with other artists, was in favour of promotion of the mediaeval Indian traditional of miniature painting and the ancient art of mural painting in the Ajanta Caves .
Tagore sought to modernize Mughal and Rajput styles in order to counter influence of Western models of art,as taught in art schools under the British raj . such was the success of tagore's work and it was eventually accepted and promoted as a nation Indian style with British art institutions.