Explain the development of Kalighat paintings. How does national gallery of modern art in New Delhi patronise the kalighat paintings?
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Kalighat paintings, also known as Kalighat pat, had come into existence in the 19th century, near the famous Kali temple, at Kalighat, Calcutta, West Bengal state. As it is usually done of clothes, it is called as patas.
It started as the traditional art of scroll paintings which flourished in the rural parts of West Bengal. They usually depicted Hindu gods and goddess, of which Kali Maa was the favourite, and others included, Durga Maa, Lakshmi, Annapurna, Sita-Ram, Hanuman, Radhe-Krishna, and scenes from epics like Ram Charitra Manas, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Britishers who were highly interested in art and literature, learnt these techniques and improvised them along with the native painters and made many new designs and patterns using new techniques, which got popularised as the Kalighat paintings.
These Kalighat paintings have been patronized at the National Gallery of Modern Art, in New Delhi, India by virtue of holding, maintaining, displaying, and preserving the excerpts of native Kalighat painting, especially the ones made by the famous Kalighat painter, Jamini Roy.
It started as the traditional art of scroll paintings which flourished in the rural parts of West Bengal. They usually depicted Hindu gods and goddess, of which Kali Maa was the favourite, and others included, Durga Maa, Lakshmi, Annapurna, Sita-Ram, Hanuman, Radhe-Krishna, and scenes from epics like Ram Charitra Manas, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Britishers who were highly interested in art and literature, learnt these techniques and improvised them along with the native painters and made many new designs and patterns using new techniques, which got popularised as the Kalighat paintings.
These Kalighat paintings have been patronized at the National Gallery of Modern Art, in New Delhi, India by virtue of holding, maintaining, displaying, and preserving the excerpts of native Kalighat painting, especially the ones made by the famous Kalighat painter, Jamini Roy.
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