Rohini
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Rohini is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a woman in a white sari sitting on a wooden floor. Her right hand rests on her knee, left hand holds a cloth. The background is plain and dark. The artist used quick, loose brushstrokes. Light hits the woman’s face and sari, making them glow against the shadows. This hints at Impressionist style, though the face is sharply detailed. Check out paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum for more.
The artwork depicts Rohini, the fourth or fifth lunar mansion, personified as the daughter of Rohan or Daksh and the favorite wife of the moon, shown seated on a snake vahana. Rendered in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard around 1890, the piece presents the figure in a mythological context.
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