Subject
Kalighat
Kalighat is a subject in art. The gallery holds 200 works in this subject in art, including works by Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy, Kali Charan Ghosh and Nibaran Chandra Ghosh.
Kalighat is a locality of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated with a history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time.
Key artists
Works
Megha-Nada (Indrajit, Son of Radha)
Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso)
The Goddess Kali (recto), from a Kalighat album
Matsya, Fish Avatara of Vishnu
Shiva Bearing Aloft the Body of His Sati
Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Vishnu and Lakshmi
Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto), from a Kalighat album
Hari-Hara (recto), from a Kalighat album
Kali Dancing on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto); Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso)
Barber Cleaning a Woman’s Ear
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Two Aspects of Kali
The avatar Narasimha
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Dhanasri Ragini
Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), from a Kalighat album
Barber Cleaning a Woman’s Ear
Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso), from a Kalighat album
Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison
Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), from a Kalighat album
Balarama and Krishna
Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)
Yasoda Holding Krishna and Radha
Kalighat Painting
Kali Enshrined (verso), from a Kalighat album
Radha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
Krishna Stroking Radha's Feet (verso), from a Kalighat album
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hari-Hara (recto); Vasudeva (Krishna's Father) Fleeing with Krishna Encounters a Cobra and a Jackal (verso)
The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album
Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album
Matsya, Fish Avatara of Vishnu
Sheetaladevi: The Smallpox Goddess (recto), from a Kalighat album
Garuda Carrying Balarama and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
Vasudeva (Krishna's Father) Fleeing with Krishna Encounters a Cobra and a Jackal (verso), from a Kalighat album
Radha and Krishna
Hanuman with Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders, from a Kalighat album
Brahma
Yasoda Churning Butter (verso), from a Kalighat album
Ganesha-Janani (Mother of Ganesh)
Megha-Nada (Indrajit, Son of Radha)
Seven Heroes or Warriors Killing Abhimanya, Son of Arjuna
Durga (verso), from a Kalighat album
Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto), from a Kalighat album
Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto)
Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso), from a Kalighat album
English Babu (Native Indian Clerk) Holding a Hookah
Vishnu and Lakshmi
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto); Yasoda Churning Butter (verso)
Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto), from a Kalighat album
Krishna Standing by Radha who is Seated on a Chair
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River
Woman Playing Music (recto), from a Kalighat album
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Sita enthroned (recto); Garuda carrying Balarama and Krishna (verso)
Nitai and Gaur
Das Avataras, Ten Incarnations of Vishnu (verso), from a Kalighat album
Lakshmi and Sarasvati
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto); Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso)
The Goddess Kali (recto), from a Kalighat album
Mahant of Tarakeshwar Rides on an Elephant
Rama and Sita enthroned (recto), from a Kalighat album
Annapurna and Shiva
Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso), from a Kalighat album
Pravira Kneeling at the Feet of Jana
Ganesha
Kartikeya, from a Kalighat album
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto); Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso)
Hanuman
Gajalakshmi: Lakshmi with Elephants
Ganesh
Manasa, The Snake Goddess
Trivikramapada (Three Steps of Vishnu)
Raja Riding a Horse
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Sheetaladevi: The Smallpox Goddess (recto); Durga (verso)
Kali
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)
Hari-Hara
Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Yasoda Taking the Infant Krishna for a Walk
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto); Das Avataras, Ten Incarnations of Vishnu (verso)
Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso)
Yasoda and Krishna
Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso), from a Kalighat album
Vishnu in Female Form of Mohini Carrying Amrita for the Gods
The Goddess Ganga
Hari-Hara (recto), from a Kalighat album
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto); Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso)
Vaishnava Devotee with Two Women
Rai Raja, from a Kalighat album
Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto), from a Kalighat album
Man Seated in a European Chair Smoking a Margila Pipe, from a Kalighat album
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Woman Playing Music (recto); Krishna Stroking Radha's Feet (verso)
Rama and Sita enthroned with Lakshmana and Hanuman attending, from a Kalighat album
A Serpent Protects Vasudeva Taking His Infant Son Krishna to Safety
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Two Aspects of Kali
Jagannatha Trio (verso)
Kali Dancing on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Dusmanta Garlanding Shakumtala
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hanuman attacks Indrajit holding an apparition of Sita by the hair (recto); Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso)
Kalaketu Receiving a Boon from the Goddess Chandi
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto); Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)
Shiva Bearing Aloft the Body of His Sati
Hanuman attacks Indrajit holding an apparition of Sita by the hair
Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto); Jagannatha Trio (verso)
Diana or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt
Yasoda with Krishna Churning Butter
Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto), from a Kalighat album
The Mutiny of the Heroine Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi
Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album
Stone sculptures in a Shiva temple
Sri Nathaji
Rohini
Sravan
Karttikeya
Narasimha
Sita
Devi as Matangi
Krishna, Narada and Jasoda
Yashoda and Krishna
Kacha
Savitri, Yama and Satravan
Shashthi
Varuni
Hanuman before Rama, Sita and Lakshmana
Risyasringa and Santa
Savitri and Yama
Untitled
Magha
Untitled
A Bengali courtesan
Shashti
Narasimha
Hanuman, Rama and Sita
Sudeva and Malati
Untitled
Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha
Jasoda and Krishna
Narasimha and Hiranyakasipu
Untitled
Bali
Untitled
Untitled
Vamana and Bali
Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman
Shiva
Hari-Hara
Lakshmi and Saraswati
Dhanishtha
Kamala Kamini and Ganesha
Kamala Kamini
Durga as Annapurna
Parvati and Shiva
Radha and Krishna
Bhima and Jarasandha
Rama, Lakshman and Sugriva
Bhuvanesvari
Shiva and Sati
Shiva on Nandi
Madhavchandra Giri (the Mahant)
Viraja and Krishna
Putana and Krishna
Krishna, Balarama and Kansa
Balarama and Revati
Rama, Kusha and Lava
Kumbhakarna
Hari-Hara
Rama and Durga
Hanuman and Ravana
Jambuvan, Rama and Lakshmana
Mohini
Kali and Shiva
Rama and Durga
Annapurna and Shiva
Rama, Lakshmana and Ahalya
Kali
Kusha, Lava and Hanuman
Shiva and Parvati
Tara, Sakala and Nishkala Shiva
Mandodari
Sankhachur and Tulsi
'Yama the god of death'
Shiva and Parvati with Ganesha
Jagaddhatri
Durga and Ganesha
Hanuman and Indra
Garuda and Saubhari
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi
Durga and Mahishasura
Anuradha
Nala and Damayanti
Saraswati
Shiva and Sati
Sita and Hanuman
Prahlada
Durga as Jagaddhatri
Lakshmana, Rama and Hanuman
Ugrachandra and Hanuman
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi
Satyaki