Bhuvanesvari
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Bhuvanesvari is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman with a strong, bold face and dark, thick eyebrows. She’s wearing a purple dress with gold trim and red shoes, layered with heavy necklaces and gold bracelets. Her arms are outstretched, holding what look like a disc and a small drum. A crown sits on her head, and her hair is dark with a few streaks of yellow. The bright colors pop against the white background, and the lines are sharp and confident. Her face has a serious expression, almost fierce. If you like this style, look up kalighat next to see more paintings like it.
The painting depicts the figure of Bhuvanesvari, rendered in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard. She is shown seated on a pink lotus, adorned with a third eye and four arms, each holding symbolic objects: the pasa and ankusa, a chakra, and what appears to be a dagger.
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