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Details
- Other Title
- bhagavatir joga shiksa the instructor of jogi (incorrect)
- Place where the work was made
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Kalighat
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Kolkata (Calcutta)
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West Bengal
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India
- Date
- circa 1890
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- opaque watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.7 x 25.0 cm image; 36.0 x 28.5 cm sheet
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Jim Masselos 2022
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 64.2022
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Kalighat style
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About
Images such as this are known as Kalighat paintings, after the famous Kalighat temple in Kolkata (Calcutta) dedicated to Kali, the fearsome goddess of time and death. Kalighat paintings developed as inexpensive souvenirs for sale to pilgrims visiting the temple and were intended to aid domestic worship. In this painting the great god Shiva is shown seated with his consort Parvati (Uma) sleeping in his lap.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Indian Painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Apr 2001–11 Jun 2001
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Haema Sivanesan (Assistant Curator), Indian painting, Sydney, 2001. cat. no. 5.3
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Provenance
Jim Masselos, 1975-2022, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, purchased from Hartnoll & Eyre (art dealership). Donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, April 2022.
Hartnoll & Eyre, 1975, London/England