(1807 or 1811 - April 23, 1880) is one of the best known painters from Indonesia and a pioneer of modern Indonesian art.
He was considered to be the first modern artist from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and his paintings corresponded with nineteenth-century romanticism which was popular in Europe at the time. He also expressed his cultural roots and inventiveness in his work.
Raden Saleh, was born into a noble Javanese family. He was grandson of Sayyid Abdullah Bustaman from his mother's side. His father was Sayyid Husen bin Alwi bin Awal bin Yahya, an indonesian of arab descent.
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Depicts the arrest of prince Diponegoro at the end of the Javan War new23/Raden Saleh-359836.jpg
Oil painting Penangkapan Diponegoro by Javan romantic painter Raden Saleh (1811-1880). Depicts the arrest of prince Diponegoro at the end of the Javan War (1835-1830).
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Depicts the arrest of prince Diponegoro at the end of the Javan War (1835-1830).
Date 1857
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1842. Oil on canvas. 154 x 168,5 cm.
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