The Passing of Shah Jahan
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The Passing of Shah Jahan is a celebrated early 20th-century painting by Abanindranath Tagore that poignantly depicts the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in his final days, exemplifying the Bengal School’s revivalist, nationalist aesthetics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Passing of Shah Jahan canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mrittyu Patra Shah Jahan-er NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key example of early 20th-century Indian painting
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landmark work in the Bengal School’s canon ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Bengal School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | revivalist aesthetics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian nationalist movement
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Swadeshi-era cultural revival ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | Abanindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorMovement | Bengal School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Bengal Renaissance
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anti-colonial cultural assertion ⓘ |
| depictionContext |
Shah Jahan imprisoned in Agra Fort
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view of the Taj Mahal from a distance ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mughal emperor
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Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ final days of Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| genre |
historical painting
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nationalist art ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese wash techniques
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Mughal miniature painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mughal Empire
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decline of Mughal power ⓘ |
| medium |
wash painting
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watercolour ⓘ |
| movement | Bengal School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic work of the Bengal School
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poignant portrayal of Shah Jahan’s last days ⓘ revival of Indian artistic traditions ⓘ |
| period | colonial India ⓘ |
| portrays |
aged Shah Jahan
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emotional suffering of Shah Jahan ⓘ emperor in physical decline ⓘ |
| setting | interior of Agra Fort ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Indian cultural memory of Mughal rule
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loss of imperial glory ⓘ passing of an era ⓘ |
| theme |
impermanence of power
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melancholy ⓘ nationalist sentiment ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
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