Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat?Why did they begin to paint new themes?
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The scroll painter and potters came to kalighat and settled there because this was a time when the city was expanding as a commercial and administrative center. colonial offices were coming up, new buildings and roads were being constructed, markets were being set up. the city appeared as a place of opportunity were people could come to make a new living.
the scroll painter and potters to came and settled in the city in the hope of new patrons and new buyers of their art.
they began to paint new themes because values, tastes, social norms and customs were undergoing fast changes after a 1840s . they responded quickly to the world around and prouduce paintings and social and political themes.☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
The style of painting which showed Indian landscape as a quaint, unexplored land is called ___