One scene of a wedding: the bride and her dowry on her way to her new home
1880
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1880
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
One scene of a wedding: the bride and her dowry on her way to her new home is a 1880 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a lively wedding procession. A bride in red walks with her family, carrying chests and lanterns. Servants carry umbrellas and a tall, decorated tower. Trees and a stone wall frame the scene, while people in colorful robes walk or stand around. The bride’s dowry—chests and gifts—suggests her new home is waiting. Notice how the artist used bright colors and quick brushstrokes to show movement. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The painting depicts a rectangular scene of a wedding procession, showing a group moving along a path that curves around a tree and over a bridge. Participants carry red fabric flags and white lanterns on sticks, along with an ornate palanquin and other luggage. The work was originally part of an album of thirty-five paintings illustrating various processions, including funerals, marriages, official reviews, and courtroom scenes. It was acquired by the institution in 1898 from Parsons & Sons as part of a numbered series.
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