Archive · 19 May 2025
DAG Delhi Showcases Colonial Art and Indian Paintings
Imagine old-timey paintings made in India!
This is an art show in Delhi.
It has paintings called 'Company paintings.'
Indian artists painted these, but Europeans in India paid them to do it.
The show has almost 200 pictures from a long time ago.
One of the paintings is of a custard apple, drawn in a neat, geometric style.
You can see the show until July 5.
The exhibition is titled 'A Treasury of Life: Indian Company Paintings c. 1790-1835'.
It features nearly 200 'Company paintings' from the 18th and 19th centuries.
These paintings were created by Indian artists.
The artists were commissioned by European patrons based in India.
The exhibition includes paintings of various subjects, including botanical drawings.
- Who
- Indian artists and European patrons
- What
- An exhibition of 'Company paintings' at DAG Delhi
- When
- Exhibition on till July 5
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To showcase 'Company paintings' commissioned by European patrons.
- Exhibition Name
- 'A Treasury of Life: Indian Company Paintings c. 1790-1835'
- Location
- DAG Delhi
- Exhibition Dates
- On till July 5
- Painting Style
- Company Paintings
- Artists
- Indian artists
- Patrons
- European patrons
- Featured Paintings
- Botanical drawings, religious paintings