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The art of the Bengal school was founded by Abanindranath Tagore, a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore, in rejection of the artistic styles of the West in favour of the Indian traditions. Abindranath Tagore and Sister Nivedita led the artists to move away from oil paintings and themes that were popular with both the British and the Indians. They criticized the style of Raja Ravi Varma as being westernized. They instead inspired the traditional style of mural and medieval Indian miniature painting. They were also influenced by Japanese artists. The art that developed found many enthusiastic followers. This spread well beyond the borders of Bengal. The artists developed an, indigenous yet modem style of art as a response to the 'call for sawadeshi' to express Indian themes on paper. Chief among Abanindranath's followers was Nandalal Bose. The themes most often seen in the Bengal School include misty and romantic visions of the Indian landscape, historical scenes and portraits as well as incidents from daily life in the countryside.
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