Untitled
1700
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1700
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1700 paint by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a European woman in fancy dress holding a book and a lyre. The artist copied her pose from an old print but flipped it left to right. The colors stay bright and flat—no soft blur or thick paint. This was common in India then. Artists often traced European prints but kept their own style. The print came from “The Liberal Arts” by Goltzius, made around 1600. A Dutch print became Indian art. Look for another version in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
An anonymous Indian artist around 1700 adapted a European print of 'Poetry' by Cornelius Jacobsz. Drebbel after Hendrik Goltzius for this opaque watercolour and gold painting on paper, reversing and slightly altering the figure of a seated woman holding a wine cup.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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