Parvati and Ganesha
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Parvati and Ganesha is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman with a golden halo sitting on a throne-like seat. She wears bright colors—yellow, blue, and red—with lots of jewelry and a patterned sari. In her lap, she holds a small child with an elephant head, who has a red cloth wrapped around him. The background is plain, but her face and hands are detailed with bold outlines. The woman’s calm face and the child’s playful pose suggest a peaceful moment. The golden halo and the child’s elephant head hint at a story from Hindu traditions. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A painting from 1830 depicts the Hindu goddess Parvati nursing her son Ganesha. Rendered in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Parvati is shown with yellow flesh tones and silver jewellery on her face, arms, and neck. The work reflects the Kalighat painting style emerging in Calcutta during British colonial rule.
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