Balbhadra, Subhadra and Jagannatha
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Balbhadra, Subhadra and Jagannatha is a 1850 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three bright, stylized figures standing side by side. The person on the left has a pale face, a yellow crown, and a green-and-black outfit with gold trim. The middle figure wears a red-and-yellow dress with a green sash, and the person on the right has a dark face with gold accents and a matching yellow crown. All three have bold outlines and flat colors with simple patterns on their clothes. The names at the bottom—*Balbhadra, Subhadra, and Jagannatha*—match the title, but the style looks more like a folk tradition than a formal portrait. The bright colors and strong black outlines are typical of *kalighat* paintings. Look up kalighat to see more paintings like this.
A watercolor painting on paper with tin alloy details depicts the deities Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Jagannatha in their wooden forms as worshipped at the Puri temple, with raised arms. The faces are colored white for Balabhadra, yellowish for Subhadra, and black for Jagannatha, each featuring large, wide eyes and adorned with ornate tiaras and thick garlands marked by silver lines. Both Balabhadra and Jagannatha have Vaishnavite markings on their foreheads, and all three figures wear fine silver multi-string necklaces, with additional silver decorations hanging from their tiaras. Balabhadra’s…
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