Kali
| Artist | Artist Unknown(Kalighat School) |
|---|---|
| Year | late 19th century |
| Medium | watercolor on paper |
| Dimentions | 30.5×23.5×- |
| Country | India |
| Genre | Kalighat Painting |
| Year of acquisition | 1999 |
| Collection no. | 1299 |
| Explanation | Kaligat painting is a school of painting founded by scroll painters who gathered from surrounding areas in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) which was the capital of India under the British Raj until 1911. Many of the painters gathered around the Kalighat Temple (founded in 1809), and worked there, giving the school its name. These paintings were mainly aimed at ordinary Indian people who prayed at the temple but the British also bought these exotic pictures depicting different religions as souvenirs. Shiva is the principle god of Hinduism and known as the god of destruction. Kali is considered as an angry countenance of Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. Kali is also a deification of time and, additionally, she has a destructive aspect, bringing death to everything. Another aspect is that she can, like Shiva, bring about rebirth so she is considered the goddess of death and rebirth. Kali is the main deity worshiped at the Kalighat temple. |
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