Modern painting

influence of European paintings was started during the period of Akbar when he encouraged European, Chinese and south-east paintings. however European paintings influenced grossly during the colonial period i.e. second half of 18th century and 19th century. e.g.-

1] in goa, hybrid style of paintings called ' company art' which included both indian and british. nawab of Arcot had painter european painter fransis for his european painting collections.
2] oil paintings, water colour techniques, use of paper and ivory,etc was now inserted in painting field.
3] europe romantic movement also influened the indian painting by bringing picturesque such as evocative landscape.
4] 'kali ghat paintings' in calcutta [now kolkata] featured lively, brightly coloured mythological and secular subject. one popular feature was depicting bureaucratic red tapism and infamous work.
5]western colleges of art were eastablished at chennai[1850], calcutta[1854], mumbai[1857].most famous painter from india was raja ravi varma who got international recognition in second half of nineteenth century.

however, elite artist engrossed to nationalism in late nineteenth-century. e.g. tagore brother abanindranath and ravindranath tagore. his ' bharat mata' painting become iconic for nationalists.