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Selenine
@selenine
‘Sundaris sharing a rose’ and ‘Golap Sundari’ are exemplary of erotic art popular in 19th century Calcutta, India. Usually sold as pin up prints, they depict women- particularly the new class of widows - who were forced into sex work. (Contd)👇
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Kunal Debnath 🎩
@kunaldebnath
Beautiful.... Looks like kalighat paintings 💞
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Selenine
@selenine
It is derived from that! Good eye🔥
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Kunal Debnath 🎩
@kunaldebnath
Yes, I see the evolution. The aesthetic, yes, but in Kalighat the prominent feather are the lotus-esque eyes..... I love those.
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Selenine
@selenine
Definitely love those too! Those were originally temple paintings, right?
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Kunal Debnath 🎩
@kunaldebnath
Not really.... But the themes were all contemporary for that time.
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