Antonio Xavier Trindade

Antonio Xavier Trindade (1870–1935) was an important painter of the Bombay School in the early 20th century. António Xavier Trindade was born in Sanguem, Goa in 1870 to catholic parents. After being encouraged to pursue his artistic talent, Trindade enrolled at the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art in Bombay, a prestigious institution dedicated to the teaching of painting, sculpture and design, which followed the traditions of European naturalism as expressed by the South Kensington system.