Painting
ca. 1770 (made)
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Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, two ladies with a girl pay their respects to a yogi (ascetic) who is seated on a deer-skin and in front of his riverside ashram (hermitage). A yogini (female ascetic) is seated next to him on the ground. A noblewoman arrives carrying her offerings. She has embarked from a maur-pankhi (peacock-shaped pinnace), which is partly visible on the river.
The composition has the influence of European watercolour technique, this is particularly affecting the central tree in the picture and the stacks of cloud above. Another interesting aspect of the picture is the roof of the hut, which has tiles rather than thatch.
The composition has the influence of European watercolour technique, this is particularly affecting the central tree in the picture and the stacks of cloud above. Another interesting aspect of the picture is the roof of the hut, which has tiles rather than thatch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, ladies visiting yogis, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, two ladies with a girl pay their respects to a yogi (ascetic) who is seated on a deer-skin and in front of his riverside ashram (hermitage). A yogini (female ascetic) is seated next to him on the ground. A noblewoman arrives carrying her offerings. She has embarked from a maur-pankhi (peacock-shaped pinnace), which is partly visible on the river. The composition has the influence of European watercolour technique, this is particularly affecting the central tree in the picture and the stacks of cloud above. Another interesting aspect of the picture is the roof of the hut, which has tiles rather than thatch. |
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| Content description | Two ladies with a girl pay their respects to a yogi (ascecetic) who is seated on a deer-skin and in front of his riverside ashram (hermitage). A yogini (female ascetic) is seated next to him on the ground. A noblewoman arrives carrying her offerings. She has embarked from a maur-pankhi (peacock-shaped pinnace), which is partly visible on the river. |
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| Object history | IS.10 to 18-1954 were purchased from Maggs Bros., London W1. |
| Production | The central tree in the picutre owes its treatment to the influence of European watercolour technique. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
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| Accession number | IS.14-1955 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2004 |
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