Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
c. 1890
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48.2 x 29.6 cm (19 x 11 5/8 in.); painting only: 45.5 x 27.5 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.108.a
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
- Dimensions
- Secondary Support: 48.2 x 29.6 cm (19 x 11 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.5 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2003.108.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
- Exhibitions
- Indian Kalighat Paintings, Cleveland Museum of Art, (5/1/11-9/18/11); "Indian Kalighat Paintings"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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