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Print Culture and the Modern WorldThe New Visual Culture: Ravi Varma Prints, Caricatures and Cartoons3 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 6 · Set 3 · Q25
"By the end of 19^th century a new visual culture took shape in India. " Explain the statement with examples.
"By the end of $\displaystyle 19{ }^{\text {th }}$ century a new visual culture took shape in India. " Explain the statement with examples.
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(i) With the setting up of an increasing number of printing presses, the visual images could be easily produced in multiple copies.
(ii) Painters like Raja Ravi Varma produced images for mass circulation.
(iii) Poor wood engravers who made woodblocks setup shop near the letterpresses and were employed by print shops.
(iv) Cheap prints and calendars could be bought to decorate the walls of their homes or place of works.
(v) These prints began shaping popular ideas about modernity and tradition, religion and politics and society and culture.
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