Hold the Head High by FivustRaden Saleh is an internationally known Indonesian painter, who had spent some of his life and was buried in Fivusts hometown of Bogor, Indonesia. Having studied under European artists, Saleh employed a Western influenced style of painting. This piece is based on Salehs famous painting The Arrest of Pangeran Diponegoro, which depicts the defeat and capture of Prince Diponegoro for his fight against Dutch colonial rule. Through his reinterpretation,

a Sejarah (History) book

two girls are depicted lighting Chinese lanterns in the early evening

This region is known for its abundant variety of fruits and flowers

An incompetent government

The novel’s protagonist is a trainwreck you can't help but watch

a girl wearing an áo dài (a traditional dress)

reinterpreting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Raden Saleh is an internationally-known Indonesian painter

and Maria Cacao

In Kopitiam

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in an old house