'Kalighat painting emerged from the changing world of nineteenth century Calcutta, with old and new images seemingly layered one upon another on a transparent plane. Traditionally inherited techniques, iconography, and artistic practices co-mingled with revivalistic Mughal court culture, Sanskrit drama, the proscenium stage, and swiftly churned out and circulated images from photo-studios and lithographic presses in the fast-growing urban centre, translating folk art forms into popular genres.'
(excerpt from front flap)
(excerpt from front flap)
Access level
Onsite
author
Location code
REF.JAJ4
Language
English
Keywords
Publication/Creation date
1999
No of pages
232
ISBN / ISSN
1890206172
No of copies
1
Content type
monograph
Chapter headings
Introduction
The Genesis of Kalighat Painting
Recasting the Imagery of Kalighat Painting
Historical Understanding of the Kalighat Genre
Articulation of the Pictorial Language
Kalighat Painting: Images from a Changing World
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