Durga as Jagaddhatri
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Durga as Jagaddhatri is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a seated woman with four arms, wearing a bright yellow headpiece and red-orange robes. She holds objects in each hand and sits on a lion, which looks calm beneath her. Her face is painted with bold lines, and she wears heavy jewelry like necklaces and bracelets. The style looks like traditional Indian art, likely from the *kalighat* school—a style known for its bold colors and simple shapes. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this in person.
The artwork is a painting rendered in opaque watercolor on paper, depicting the Hindu goddess Durga in her form as Jagaddhatri, seated atop a lion. The piece was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited the collection. It is suggested that the images may have been originally gathered by Steele’s grandmother, who had lived in India.
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