Parvati and Shiva
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Parvati and Shiva is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two figures standing close together. The person on the left wears a white chest wrap, yellow-and-black striped pants, and a tall striped hat. The person on the right has a red dress with gold accents, a tall crown, and a gold armband. Both have bold outlines and flat colors, with no shading. The writing at the top says *Mahadev-ishwari*, which might be a clue about their identities. The style looks like it comes from a specific Indian tradition. If you like this, check out kalighat for more paintings like this.
The painting is an opaque watercolour on paper from 1885, depicting Parvati placing a necklace on Shiva. It was acquired by the museum from Miss M. Steele in 1950, part of a collection inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge in 1894. The series may have been originally collected by Steele’s grandmother, who had lived in India.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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