A Callar couple
1805
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1805
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Callar couple is a 1805 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a man and woman standing in a field, with the man holding a spear and the woman balancing a pot on her head. The man is dressed in a white loincloth and turban, while the woman wears a white skirt and no top. The background features trees and a cloudy sky. The man's spear is adorned with a feather, and the woman's pot has a wide mouth and narrow neck. The couple stands on a yellow field, with the man's shadow cast on the ground. The painting's style and subject matter are characteristic of the Romanticism movement, which emphasized emotion and nature. To learn more about this art movement, explore Romanticism.
The painting depicts a couple from the Callar community, with the man holding a spear and a katar, and the woman carrying a pot. It is part of an album featuring 36 works illustrating various trades, occupations, and costumes, each showing a man and his wife from different castes. The backgrounds include palm trees and other foliage.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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