Yupa: Historical Studies Journal
Vol 8 No 1 (2024)

The Concept of Love of Country in 19th-Century Painting

Shela Dwi Utari (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Reza Hudiyanto (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Deny Yudo Wahyudi (Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Mar 2024

Abstract

Love for the country does not only focus on the physical resistance carried out at that time but can also take other forms. In this case, painting artists realized their love for their homeland through visual aspects. This research explores the forms of the concept of love for the country in Indonesian painting, especially in the 19th century. This research uses the historical method with five stages: topic selection, heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The result of this research is that paintings in the 19th century illustrate the concept of patriotism as seen from the objects depicted. The object of the painting is not only fixated on the role and power of the colonial nation but also gives the impression that the Indonesian nation also has a role. This can be seen from some of Raden Saleh's paintings such as Daendels' potert, the painting Between Life and Death, and the painting of Prince Diponegoro's arrest, which gives the meaning that Indonesians also played a role in historical events that occurred at that time.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

yupa

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Subject

Education Social Sciences

Description

Yupa: Historical Studies Journal publishes articles for four aspects below. Historiography means the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particular details from the authentic materials in those sources, and the synthesis of those details into a narrative ...