Unknown Artist
- Title
- Deities enshrined in the Jagannath Temple
- Other titles:
- Plan of the Jagannath Temple
A plan of the Jagannatha Temple with enshrined - Place of origin
-
Puri →
Orissa →
India
- Cultural origin
- Orissan patachitra - a style of folk painting
- Year
- early 20th century
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- pigment on 'pata' cloth
- Dimensions
-
76.0 x 61.0cm sight; 81 x 65.2 x 3.7cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1996
- Accession number
- 583.1996
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The celebrated Jagannatha temple at Puri in Orissa was built in the 1100s and is the centre of the cult of the deity Jagannatha, the Lord of the World. This painting shows the principle deity of this famed temple accompanied by his brother Balabhadra (left) and sister Subhadra (centre), their startling, semi-anthropomorphic forms suggesting that they were probably folk or tribal deities eventually incorporated into the pantheon of orthodox Hinduism. While their forms are solid and heavy, the artists' linework is sinuous and rhythmic, revealing an interest in pattern and decorative treatment. Also included are the various shrines, gates and tanks enclosed within that sacred monument, and scenes from the Ramayana. It is likely that a painting such as this would have been produced as a souvenir for pilgrims to the temple.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.50.
- Bibliography (4)
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Haema Sivanesan (Australia) (Assistant Curator), Indian Painting, Sydney, 2001. cat.no. 5.6
'Asian Favourites' by Jackie Menzies, pg. 24-27., Look Sep 2003, Sep 2003, 27 (colour illus.; detail).
'New Dimensions', by Jackie Menzies, pg. 54-63., Arts of Asia Nov 2003-Dec 2003, Nov 2003-Dec 2003, 57 (colour illus.). no.6
'Folk Paintings and Souvenir Pictures', The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 2003, 50-51 (colour illus.,). The colour illus. on page 51 is a detail of this work.
- Exhibition history (2)
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Indian Painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Apr 2001–11 Jun 2001.
Indian Folk Paintings and Textiles, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 29 May 2004–04 Jul 2004.
