MODERNISM AND ISLAMIC MOTIFS: HOW INDIAN ARTISTS ENVISIONED CHRIST'S BIRTH
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✍️ Indian artists have created unique representations of Jesus's birth, blending local styles with Christian themes, challenging the Western-centric view of beauty and artistic creativity.
👉 Mughal court artists introduced Christian themes to Indian art through Jesuit missionaries 👉 Jamini Roy blended Bengali folk art and Kalighat paintings to create a unique visual language 👉 Angelo de Fonseca merged Eastern and Western influences with Goan sensibilities to create Christian iconography
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