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Ravana Abducting Sita
This Kalighat painting depicts a scene from the Sanskrit epic, Ramayana where Ravana, a demon, abducts Sita, the wife of Rama. Jatayu, a demigod and a follower of Rama tries to rescue Sita. This painting originates from Kolkata, India, and...
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Krishna and Balrama
This Kalighat painting depicts Krishna and his friend, Balarama. It originates from Kolkata, India, and is made on paper with watercolor and tin alloy. It is dated around 1890s (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
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Biral Tapasvi (Cat Hermit)
This Kalighat painting is based on a Bengali folklore where a cat poses as a monk on an island full of mice. The cat later proves them wrong for their initial lack of belief through saintly behavior. He then consumes the offspring of several...
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Altamira
Altamira is a Paleolithic cave located in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region) in northern Spain, containing prehistoric paintings. The cave was inhabited for millennia and so, besides Paleolithic cave art, it contains remains of the daily...
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Looking East, Looking West: Mughal Painting between Persia and Europe
Looking East, Looking West: Mughal Painting between Persia and Europe November 19, 2015 Getty Center Lecture by Kavita Singh Introductory remarks by Thomas W. Gaehtgens and Brian Sweeney Kavita Singh is professor of art history at...
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Edouard Manet: A Gallery of 30 Paintings
In this gallery, we showcase 30 paintings by Edouard Manet (1832-1883), the French modernist artist who challenged the art Establishment with his choice of subjects and style. The selection here is presented in chronological sequence to show...
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Monet Painting in His Studio Boat by Manet
An 1874 oil on canvas painting, Monet Painting in His Studio Boat, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Claude Monet (1840-1926) took the impressionist ideal of painting outdoors one step further and built himself a floating...
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Persian Miniature Tile-Painting of a Garden Scene
Persian miniature painting on a tile, earthenware under coloured glazes, probably from Isfahan, 17th century CE. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The so-called 'garden scenes' are among the most typical settings in the Persian literary...
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Ten Mahavidyas, Shiva and Sakti Madhubani Painting
A Madhubani painting showing the Ten Mahavidyas (10 aspects of wisdom associated with Parvati), Shiva and Sakti, with the serpent Shri Yantra.
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Monet Painting in his Garden by Renoir
An 1873 oil on canvas, Monet Painting in his Garden at Argenteuil, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Monet and Renoir were close friends and worked together in several spells throughout their careers...