Simpang Masa

The meeting of three 19th century Javanese artists Ronggowarsito 18021873 Mangkunegoro IV 18111881 and Raden Saleh circa 18111880 The 19th century was a difficult time for the Javanese A turbulent century especially for the Javanese people who had just survived the devastating conflict known as the Java War 18251830 After the Java War ended Java entered a new order that can be called the modern era The postJava War and Cultuurstelsel agreement led to a decline in selfconfidence social economic political and cultural