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==History== |
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In the early 19th Century, the [[Battala]] area became known for the prints, which typically had a religious or mystical theme.<ref name="ChakravortyGupta2004">{{cite book|author1=Swapan Chakravorty|author2=Abhijit Gupta|title=Print Areas: Book History in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lKQPnCIZMnIC&pg=PA171|year=2004|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-7824-082-4|pages=171–}}</ref> They made their first appearance in the 1820s as book illustrations;<ref name="McDermott2011">{{cite book|author=Rachel Fell McDermott|title=Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89raYcDgXiUC&pg=PA294%7Cyear%3D2011%7Cpublisher%3DColumbia+University+Press%7Cisbn%3D978-0-231-12918-3%7Cpages%3D294%E2%80%93%7D%7D%3C%2Fref%3E|year=2011|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-12918-3|pages=294–}}</ref> by the mid nineteenth century printmakers started printing the smaller prints, which often represented [[Kalighat]] paintings.<ref name="Sarkar2001">{{cite book|author=Tanika Sarkar|title=Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation, Community, Religion, and Cultural Nationalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3zRZAKw8-IC&pg=PA65|year=2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-34046-7|pages=65–}}</ref><ref name="Rossi1998">{{cite book|author=Barbara Rossi|title=From the Ocean of Painting: India's Popular Paintings, 1589 to the Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pTTaAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-511193-4}}</ref> |
In the early 19th Century, the [[Battala]] area became known for the prints, which typically had a religious or mystical theme.<ref name="ChakravortyGupta2004">{{cite book|author1=Swapan Chakravorty|author2=Abhijit Gupta|title=Print Areas: Book History in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lKQPnCIZMnIC&pg=PA171|year=2004|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-7824-082-4|pages=171–}}</ref> They made their first appearance in the 1820s as book illustrations;<ref name="McDermott2011">{{cite book|author=Rachel Fell McDermott|title=Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89raYcDgXiUC&pg=PA294%7Cyear%3D2011%7Cpublisher%3DColumbia+University+Press%7Cisbn%3D978-0-231-12918-3%7Cpages%3D294%E2%80%93%7D%7D%3C%2Fref%3E|year=2011|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-12918-3|pages=294–}}</ref> by the mid nineteenth century printmakers started printing the smaller prints, which often represented [[Kalighat]] paintings.<ref name="Sarkar2001">{{cite book|author=Tanika Sarkar|title=Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation, Community, Religion, and Cultural Nationalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3zRZAKw8-IC&pg=PA65|year=2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-34046-7|pages=65–}}</ref><ref name="Rossi1998">{{cite book|author=Barbara Rossi|title=From the Ocean of Painting: India's Popular Paintings, 1589 to the Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pTTaAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-511193-4}}</ref> |
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Demand for the prints began to decline with the introduction of [[color lithography]] printing.<ref name="Chaitanya1976">{{cite book|author=Krishna Chaitanya|title=A History of Indian Painting: The modern period|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McSbSMhArFgC&pg=PA118|year=1976|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-310-6|pages=118–}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Battala Woodcut Prints | |
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A Battala woodcut print depicting Durga slaying Mahishasura, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London | |
| Location of production | Battala |
| No. in existence | 100-200[1] |
Battala woodcut prints are the woodcut relief prints produced in the Battala region of Calcutta.[2][3][4]
History
In the early 19th Century, the Battala area became known for the prints, which typically had a religious or mystical theme.[5] They made their first appearance in the 1820s as book illustrations;[6] by the mid nineteenth century printmakers started printing the smaller prints, which often represented Kalighat paintings.[7][8]
Demand for the prints began to decline with the introduction of color lithography printing.[9]
References
- ^ https://artinprint.org/article/a-rare-kali-woodcut-from-the-era-of-the-battala-printers/
- ^ Christopher Pinney (2004). 'Photos of the Gods': The Printed Image and Political Struggle in India. Reaktion Books. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-86189-184-6.
- ^ Jehangir Art Gallery (1985). Indian Print Making Today, 1985. Jehangir Art Gallery.
- ^ East and West. Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente. 1985.
- ^ Swapan Chakravorty; Abhijit Gupta (2004). Print Areas: Book History in India. Orient Blackswan. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-81-7824-082-4.
- ^ Rachel Fell McDermott (2011). Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals. Columbia University Press. pp. 294–. ISBN 978-0-231-12918-3.
- ^ Tanika Sarkar (2001). Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation, Community, Religion, and Cultural Nationalism. Indiana University Press. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-0-253-34046-7.
- ^ Barbara Rossi (1 January 1998). From the Ocean of Painting: India's Popular Paintings, 1589 to the Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511193-4.
- ^ Krishna Chaitanya (1976). A History of Indian Painting: The modern period. Abhinav Publications. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-81-7017-310-6.