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Annapurna and Shiva

Painting
ca. 1885 - ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, depicting Annapurna, seated, giving rice to her consort Shiva.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleAnnapurna and Shiva (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Tin Alloy
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Annapurna, seated, giving rice to Shiva, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1885-1860
Physical description
Painting in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, depicting Annapurna, seated, giving rice to her consort Shiva.
Dimensions
  • Height: 452mm (maximum)
  • Width: 280mm (approx., maximum)
  • Card onto which object mounted height: 463mm
  • Card onto which object mounted width: 299mm
15/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape.
Content description
Annapurna, seated, giving rice to her consort Shiva.
Style
Kalighat
Credit line
Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex
Object history
Historical significance: Calcutta was recognised as the Capital of British India from 1833-1912. By the 1830s, artists had arrived from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected local history, mythology, customs and conflicts of a colonised society. As a popular art form, these artists are recognised for their use of brilliant colour, simplified images and swift brushstrokes that became the hallmark of Kalighat painting in the 19th and early 20th century.
Subjects depicted
Deities
Rice
Shiva
Annapurna
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W ,G (1971) Kalighat Painting, London, HMSO.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.2:74-1917

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Record createdDecember 17, 2002
Record URL
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