Chaitanya as Rama and Krishna
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Chaitanya as Rama and Krishna is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a figure with four arms, dressed in bright colors. The arms hold different objects—one arm points upward, another holds a red circle, and the others gesture differently. The figure wears a yellow headpiece, a purple skirt with red trim, and a red sash. The background is plain, keeping focus on the bold colors and shapes. The figure’s pose and the way the colors stand out suggest it’s meant to look lively and dramatic. The writing at the top hints this might be a religious or cultural scene. Want to learn more? Check out kalighat for context on this style.
A painting in opaque watercolor on paper from 1885 depicts Chaitanya as a partial incarnation of both Rama and Krishna. The work was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited the piece along with a collection of Indian art. According to Miss Steele, her grandmother, who had lived in India, may have originally collected the painting.
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