Hanuman, Rama and Sita
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita enshrined in his heart. Hanuman is painted in trademark Kalighat style, as a monkey with human facial features including pointed chin and whiskery moustache, and nearly always with a blue body and black hands, feet, face and tail tip. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy.
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Title | Hanuman, Rama and Sita (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Hanuman with Rama and Sita in his heart, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1830 |
Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita enshrined in his heart. Hanuman is painted in trademark Kalighat style, as a monkey with human facial features including pointed chin and whiskery moustache, and nearly always with a blue body and black hands, feet, face and tail tip. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy. |
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Content description | Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita enshrined in his heart. Hanuman is painted in trademark Kalighat style, as a monkey with human facial features including pointed chin and whiskery moustache, and nearly always with a blue body and black hands, feet, face and tail tip. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Hanuman the man monkey concealing Rama and Sita in his heart. |
Object history | Historical significance: Calcutta was the capital of British India from 1833-1912. By the 1830s, artists had arrived in Calcutta from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected the 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. |
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Accession number | IS.199-1950 |
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Record created | December 18, 2002 |
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