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Details
- Alternative title
- Kalighat
- Place where the work was made
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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
- 28.5 x 17.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Jim Masselos 2021
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 113.2021
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Kalighat style
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About
This late Kalighat painting shows Kali, the Hindu goddess of time and change, in her benevolent form.
Kalighat paintings developed as inexpensive souvenirs for sale to pilgrims visiting the Kali temple in Calcutta (Kolkata). Quickly painted, they were popular from around 1830 until they were replaced by printed images in the late 19th century.