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Western Style of Painting: In the British period, Indian artists came under the influence of the European style of painting. An art school was established under the leadership of James Wales, a Scottish artist, in the time of Savai Madhavrao Peshwa in Shaniwar Wada in Pune. He had done a portrait of Savai Madhavrao and Nana Phadnavis. Gangaram Tambat, a Marathi artist who worked with Wales deserves a special mention here. He had made drawings of the rock-cut caves at Verul and Karle. Some of his drawings are preserved in the Yale Centre of British Art at Yale University. The exact portrayal of the object in the painting is characteristic of the European style. A number of renowned artists were trained in the J. J. School of Art and Industry, which was established in 1857 C.E., offering courses in the European style of painting. Pestonji Bomanji, alumni of this school made replicas of Ajanta paintings.

1. Which Marathi artists worked along with James Wales in the art school established by Shaniwar Wada in Pune?
2. Name the location where some of the drawings of Gangaram Tambat are preserved.
3. Write in detail about the Western style of painting.

Answer 1

1. Gangaram Tambat, a Marathi artist, collaborated with James Wales at the Shaniwar Wada art school in Pune.
2. Some of Gangaram Tambat's drawings are housed in the Yale Centre of British Art at Yale University.
3. (a) During the British period, Indian artists were influenced by European painting styles. The exact depiction of the object is a distinguishing feature of these paintings.
   (b) During the reign of Savai Madhavrao Peshwa, the Scottish artist James Wales oversaw the establishment of an art school in Shaniwar Wada, Pune. Wales also depicted Savai Madhavrao and Nana Phadnavis in his work.
   (c) The J. J. School of Art and Industry, founded in 1857 C.E., offered painting classes in the European style. It educated a number of well-known artists, including Pestonji Bomanji, who recreated Ajanta paintings.