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Two lovers surrounded by an oval frame
Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
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Artist | Anonymous |
Organization | Wellcome Collection |
Spatial Coverage | Kolkata West Bengal |
Temporal Coverage | 1800s |
Description | Kalighat painting is a school of painting in Kalighat, a small district in Calcutta. It is named after the celebrated Hindu goddess Kali. Kalighat painting originated from the folkart tradition of rural Bengal. The Patuas or picture makers had migrated from Bengal in the early nineteenth century. There are a range of subjects from religious imagery of Hindu gods, goddesses and stories to natural history, social types and proverbs. The range of materials used in drawing are pencil, watercolour, indian ink and silver paint. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Subject Keyword | Couple Kalighat Kolkata Love Men Wellcome Collection West Bengal Woman Kalighat Painting Painting |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |