The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for its Calcutta Art Studio lithograph diptych of Dhumavati and Matangi, describing Dhumavati as an aged widow with unbound hair holding a winnowing frame while crows circle her carriage, and Matangi as a beautiful dark-complexioned woman holding a goad, sword, club and noose, with a tambura at her feet.
Facts
Citation
PublisherThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
URLhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/688469
Source TypeMuseum
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the print's two subjects and their iconography. Connections
Associated With
This source names Dhumavati directly: "Art Studio lithograph diptych of Dhumavati and Matangi, describing Dhumavati as an aged widow with unbound hair holding a winnowing frame while crows circle her carriage, and Matangi as a beautiful..."
Source Dhumavati/Matangi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This source names Matangi directly: "lithograph diptych of Dhumavati and Matangi, describing Dhumavati as an aged widow with unbound hair holding a winnowing frame while crows circle her carriage, and Matangi as a beautiful..."
Source Dhumavati/Matangi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)
This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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