Kali and Shiva
Painting
ca. 1860 (made)
ca. 1860 (made)
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Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, image of the goddess Kali, dancing on her male consort Shiva. She is shown four-armed, blue-skinned, dripping with blood and her tongue sticking out. In her lower left hand she holds a severed head.
Object details
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| Title | Kali and Shiva (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Kali dancing on Shiva, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, image of the goddess Kali, dancing on her male consort Shiva. She is shown four-armed, blue-skinned, dripping with blood and her tongue sticking out. In her lower left hand she holds a severed head. |
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| Content description | The goddess Kali, dancing on her male consort Shiva. She is shown four-armed, blue-skinned, dripping with blood and her tongue sticking out. In her lower left hand she holds a severed head. |
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| 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 the local history, mythology, customs and conflics 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. Rawson, Philip S., Hayward Gallery and Arts Council of Great Britain. Tantra. Hayward Gallery, London 30 September-7 November 1971. London, Arts Council of Great Britain, [1971]. p. 44, no. 191. |
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| Accession number | IS.78-1959 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2003 |
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