Kali Dancing on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
The painting depicts a blue-skinned woman with four arms standing over a white-skinned man. The woman has a large red and yellow halo behind her head. She wears a black headband and a yellow and black outfit adorned with silver jewelry. Her long dark hair is styled in two braids. She holds a sword in her top right hand and a severed head attached to a sword in her bottom right hand. Her top left hand holds a red object, while her bottom left hand holds a set of scales. The woman stands with her right leg on the stomach of the white-skinned man and her left leg beside him. The man wears a white and blue outfit with a red headband. He lies on his back with his eyes closed and one arm behind his head and the other extended outward. The background is a mottled beige and green color.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 552 × 900 px
- Museum Record
- View original
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