The House of the Dead
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The House of the Dead is a satirical work by Indian artist Gaganendranath Tagore, known for its sharp social commentary and distinctive caricature style.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ |
| artForm | illustrated book ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | caricature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | Gaganendranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity | Bengali ⓘ |
| creatorFamily | Tagore family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
class privilege
ⓘ
empty ritualism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bengal Renaissance culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Indian urban elite
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bureaucratic absurdity ⓘ social pretensions ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Gaganendranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Indian political caricature
ⓘ
modern Indian cartooning ⓘ |
| hasPart |
caricature drawings
ⓘ
satirical illustrations ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
distorted body proportions
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exaggerated facial features ⓘ minimal background detail ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bengal Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European caricature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | literate urban Indian middle class ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian society
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colonial-era social norms ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| medium |
ink drawings
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print ⓘ |
| movement | Bengal School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | visual narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive caricature style
ⓘ
sharp social commentary ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaganendranath Tagore’s satirical oeuvre ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Indian publisher in Calcutta ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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ironic ⓘ |
| workPeriod | colonial India ⓘ |
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