Written by Vandana Kalra |Updated: April 16, 2019 8:55:02 am
The ongoing exhibition at Barrack number 4 befittingly presents art from different periods
Organised by The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in collaboration with Delhi Art Gallery — titled “Drishyakala”, begins with British artists Thomas and William Daniell, who travelled through India late eighteenth century onwards to produce “Oriental Scenery”, often described as “the finest illustrated work on India”. “
The seat of the Mughal rule, in May 1857, under the nominal leadership of the frailing Bahadur Shah Zafar, Red Fort was transformed into the headquarters of India’s first war of Independence against colonial rule. After the British seized the city, the last Mughal emperor was sentenced to be exiled and the Fort was occupied by the rulers, who subsequently constructed barracks in its vicinity. Restored as part of the conservation of the historic monument, the barracks are now open for the public, albeit as galleries dressed with art.
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