(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.   Related Paintings of Raden Saleh :. | Goddess Lakshmi | Portrait of the Artist Mikhail Matyushin | hipp, hipp, hurra | Fishing in the Spring,Pont de Clichy (nn04) | The Wayside Cross at Rochefort-en-Terre |
Related Artists:
Jan Massijs
painted David and Bathsheba in 1562
Jose Julio Sousa Pinto
painted Barco desaparecido in 1890
Maufra Maxime Emile Louis
Nantes 1861-Ponce-sur-Loir,Sarthe 1918