
Kalighat pictures Indian gods f.24
The story
A page of Hindu deities painted quickly with broad brushstrokes in the style of Kalighat, the cheap, popular souvenir paintings sold to pilgrims and tourists beside the Kalighat temple in 19th-century Calcutta. The look mixes traditional Indian iconography with theatrical touches picked up from European prints.
- Artist
- Unknown author
- Year
- 1875
- Period
- Impressionist
- Where it lives
- The Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share