Hanuman and Ravana
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour with tin alloy details, illustration to the Ramayana, Hanuman the monkey god fighting Ravana, the blue skinned, multi-headed, multi-armed demon king of Lanka against a tree. Hanuman is here painted in pale grey,to contrast with the blue skinned Ravana. The artist has included a minimal background here of one tree, to represent a forest setting. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy.
Object details
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| Title | Hanuman and Ravana (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Hanuman fighting with Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour with tin alloy details, illustration to the Ramayana, Hanuman the monkey god fighting Ravana, the blue skinned, multi-headed, multi-armed demon king of Lanka against a tree. Hanuman is here painted in pale grey,to contrast with the blue skinned Ravana. The artist has included a minimal background here of one tree, to represent a forest setting. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy. |
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| Content description | Hanuman the monkey god fighting Ravana, the blue skinned, multi-headed, multi-armed demon king of Lanka against a tree. Hanuman is here painted in pale grey,to contrast with the blue skinned Ravana. The artist has included a minimal background here of one tree, to represent a forest setting. |
| Style | |
| 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 | |
| Literary reference | Ramayana |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G (1973) Kalighat Painting, HMSO, London, p44. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.198-1950 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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