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Diptych of Kali and Tara, Calcutta Art Studio (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for its Calcutta Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kali and Tara, the first of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas produced by the studio around 1885 to 1895, describing Kali at left and Tara at right, each with associated forms of Shiva.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/786756
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the print's publisher, subject and place in the wider five-sheet series.
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Kali, Deities

This source names Kali directly: "Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kali and Tara, the first of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas produced by the studio around 1885 to 1895, describing Kali at left and Tara at right, each with..."

Source Diptych of Kali and Tara, Calcutta Art Studio (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Kali, Figures

This source names Kali directly: "Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kali and Tara, the first of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas produced by the studio around 1885 to 1895, describing Kali at left and Tara at right, each with..."

Source Diptych of Kali and Tara, Calcutta Art Studio (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Tara, Deities

This source names Tara directly: "Studio lithograph diptych of Kali and Tara, the first of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas produced by the studio around 1885 to 1895, describing Kali at left and Tara at right, each with..."

Source Diptych of Kali and Tara, Calcutta Art Studio (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)

This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 15 claims: 8 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
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