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Nitai and Gaur (Cleveland Museum of Art)

Hindu Art

A Kalighat painting from Bengal, circa 1890, in gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper, portraying Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, called Gaur, together with his disciple Nitai, both shown with hands raised in devotional chant. Held today by the Cleveland Museum of Art, gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, accession 2003.154.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Kalighat painting, Bengal, c. 1890, Cleveland Museum of Art 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Tempera 1
Connections

Associated With

Bengal, Regions

This source names Bengal directly: "A Kalighat painting from Bengal, circa 1890, in gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper, portraying Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, called Gaur, together with his disciple Nitai, both shown with hands..."

Source Nitai and Gaur, Cleveland Museum of Art (2003.154)

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions
Source Nitai and Gaur, Cleveland Museum of Art (2003.154)

Depicts

Chaitanya, Figures

The Cleveland Museum of Art's own description for this Kalighat painting names its Gaur figure, unhedged, as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Source Nitai and Gaur, Cleveland Museum of Art (2003.154)

Originated In

Bengal, Regions
Source Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API: Cleveland Museum of Art object record 2003.154
Sources
1. Nitai and Gaur, Cleveland Museum of Art (2003.154)
Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Cleveland Museum of Art 2003.154
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A Kalighat painting from Bengal, circa 1890, in gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper, portraying Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, called Gaur, together with his disciple Nitai, both shown with hands raised in devotional chant.
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Kalighat Painting, Wikipedia
WikipediaIn Group: Kalighat Painting, own entity-description: "A Kalighat painting from Bengal"View the Source
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API: Cleveland Museum of Art object record 2003.154
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access APIOriginated In: Bengal, culture
Quote, Originated In: Bengal, culture
"Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat"
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