The smallpox ceremony
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The smallpox ceremony is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a big crowd of people outside. Some are dancing or holding sticks. Others carry tall poles with objects on top. The sky is light blue with a few clouds. The ground is green and yellow, like grass and dirt. Look closer at the people in the middle. They seem to be performing or celebrating something. The colors are bright but flat, not very detailed. Want to know more? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A smallpox ceremony is depicted in one of ten paintings illustrating festivals, showing people of varying castes praying to the god of smallpox.
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