Angelo da Fonseca was born in Santo Estêvão, Goa in 1902 to a wealthy Goan Catholic family. He studied under Abanindranath Tagore in Calcutta. Fonseca was subsequently condemned by other Goan Catholics for his anti-Catholic paintings and he left Goa for Pune; he had repeatedly depicted the Virgin Mary as a Hindu woman wearing a sari and a bindi. His paintings have been displayed in major cities worldwide.
