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.

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The House of the Dead canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ
artForm illustrated book ⓘ
artisticStyle caricature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
creator Gaganendranath Tagore ⓘ
creatorEthnicity Bengali ⓘ
creatorFamily Tagore family ⓘ
criticizes class privilege ⓘ
empty ritualism ⓘ
social conservatism ⓘ
culturalContext Bengal Renaissance culture ⓘ
linked to: Bengali Renaissance
depicts Indian urban elite ⓘ
bureaucratic absurdity ⓘ
social pretensions ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasAuthor Gaganendranath Tagore ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Indian political caricature ⓘ
modern Indian cartooning ⓘ
hasPart caricature drawings ⓘ
satirical illustrations ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic distorted body proportions ⓘ
exaggerated facial features ⓘ
minimal background detail ⓘ
influencedBy Bengal Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Bengali Renaissance

European caricature ⓘ
intendedAudience literate urban Indian middle class ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mainSubject Indian society ⓘ
colonial-era social norms ⓘ
social hypocrisy ⓘ
medium ink drawings ⓘ
print ⓘ
movement Bengal School of Art ⓘ
narrativeForm visual narrative ⓘ
notableFor distinctive caricature style ⓘ
sharp social commentary ⓘ
partOf Gaganendranath Tagore’s satirical oeuvre ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
publicationPlace Calcutta ⓘ
publisher Indian publisher in Calcutta ⓘ
tone critical ⓘ
ironic ⓘ
workPeriod colonial India ⓘ

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Gaganendranath Tagore → notableWork → The House of the Dead ⓘ
Arlene Martel → notableWork → The House of the Dead ⓘ