Subject
Kolkata
Kolkata is a subject in art. The gallery holds 106 works in this subject in art, including works by Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy, Frederick William Alexander De Fabeck and Samuel Bourne.
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.
Key artists
Works
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
The Mutiny of the Heroine Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi
Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album
Untitled
Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto), from a Kalighat album
Krishna Stroking Radha's Feet
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Sita in the Royal Palace (recto); Radha and Krishna (verso)
Kalighat Painting
A Barber Cleaning the Ear of a Courtesan
Radha Stroking Krishna's Feet
Rama and Sita in the royal palace (recto), from a Kalighat album
Anantasayan (Vishnu Reclining on Serpent Ananta)
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso)
Calcutta. Old Court House Street
India. Calcutta. Upper Chitpore Road (A), after photo by Dr. Kurt Boeck
Calcutta. General View. Government House in the Foreground