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P973
- Record Id:
- 040-003280140
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280126
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002937
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143105749.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- P973
- Title:
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Procession de la Déesse Kali. (Calcutta, Octobre 1841.). Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
- Scope & Content:
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Lithograph by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of October 1841 by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov of the procession of the Goddess at Calcutta published in Paris in 1848. In Hindu tradition, Kali 'the black one' is the most terrifying of all the manifestations of Shiva's concort the Great Goddess. In this image, Kali is performing the dance of death on the body of Shiva. She wears a necklace of skulls and holds the heads of sacrificial victims in her hands. It is popularly thought that the name Calcutta derived from the Kalighat temple in the city that is dedicated to the goddess.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280126
040-003280140 - Is part of:
- P960-995 : RUDDER, L.H. de, after SALTUIKOV, ALEKSANDR MIKHAILOVICH, Prince Known as Prince Saltykoff or Soltykoff, traveller and author.…
P973 : Procession de la Déesse Kali. (Calcutta, Octobre 1841.). Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280126[0014]/040-003280140
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: P960-995
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143105749.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- European school
French school - Start Date:
- 1848
- End Date:
- 1848
- Date Range:
- 1848
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: lithograph. 48.8 x 69.2 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)