{"id":"cma-162471","titulo":{"en":"Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso), c. 1890, unknown artist, Kalighat, Kolkata. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward.","es":"Parvati colocando una guirnalda de boda a Shiva (verso), c. 1890, autor desconocido, Kalighat, Kolkata. Témpera a la goma, grafito, tinta y estaño sobre papel. Cleveland Museum of Art, donación de William E. Ward en memoria de su esposa, Evelyn Svec Ward."},"titulo_original":"Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)","autor":"Unknown maker / Autor desconocido","fecha":"c. 1890","cultura":"Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat","tecnica":"Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.129.b","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2003.129.b/2003.129.b_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso), c. 1890, unknown artist, Kalighat, Kolkata. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward.","se_ve":"On beige paper, uneven and lightly marked by time, two standing figures occupy almost the entire field, with no landscape or architecture. On the left, Shiva has blue-gray skin and stands in three-quarter view, with half-closed eyes, a fine mustache, a somewhat rounded bare torso, and arms folded over his abdomen. He wears multiple black bead necklaces, bracelets, a tall conical headdress with a gold finial, and long reddish hair falling down his back; a curved form peeking out probably represents a snake. He wears a short yellow garment with black stripes, stands barefoot on a small brown platform, and a fine garland already hangs down toward his waist. On the right, the taller Parvati is shown in profile, with yellow skin, a tilted face, almond-shaped eyes, and long black hair. She raises both arms to place the garland: a thin, almost invisible thread held between her hands. She wears a dark purple sari with black folds and a yellow checkered edge, along with jewelry, a crown, and bracelets. Black contours are firm, colors are flat with minimal shading, and metallic areas brighten the ornaments. Their large, stylized bare feet reinforce the popular, frontal quality of the scene.","contexto":"According to the Cleveland Museum of Art, this is Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso), by an unknown artist, created around 1890 in Kalighat, Kolkata, Bengal, in eastern India. It was painted on paper with gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin, and belongs to the Department of Indian and Southeast Asian Art. Kalighat paintings were produced as devotional images and souvenirs for pilgrims in the 19th century, characterized by bold outlines, flat colors, and swift execution. The scene depicts the divine wedding of Shiva and Parvati, a central story in Hindu mythology. Individual authorship is unknown, as was typical for this workshop tradition.","como_mirarla":"First follow the thin thread between Parvati's hands and notice how, despite being barely visible, it organizes the entire scene. Then compare her active gesture with Shiva's stillness, closed arms, and half-closed eyes. Finally, look at the metallic highlights in the jewelry and crowns, made to shine even on inexpensive paper.","dato_curioso":"The tin mentioned in the medium is not a hidden support: it was applied to surfaces such as jewelry and ornaments to imitate the shine of silver and make a modest paper painting catch the light.","preguntas":["What does the contrast between Parvati's action and Shiva's stillness suggest about their roles in this rite?","How does the almost invisible garland change the way we understand the scene's central moment?","What effect does the use of flat colors and shining tin have on an image meant for devotion?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Parvati colocando una guirnalda de boda a Shiva (verso), c. 1890, autor desconocido, Kalighat, Kolkata. Témpera a la goma, grafito, tinta y estaño sobre papel. Cleveland Museum of Art, donación de William E. Ward en memoria de su esposa, Evelyn Svec Ward.","se_ve":"Sobre un papel beige, desigual y con pequeñas manchas del tiempo, dos figuras de pie ocupan casi todo el campo, sin paisaje ni arquitectura. A la izquierda, Shiva, de piel azul grisácea, está de tres cuartos, con los ojos entrecerrados, bigote fino, el torso desnudo algo redondeado y los brazos cruzados sobre el abdomen. Lleva múltiples collares de cuentas negras, brazaletes, un tocado cónico alto con remate dorado y el cabello largo y rojizo cayéndole por la espalda; asoma una forma curva que probablemente es una serpiente. Viste una prenda amarilla corta con franjas negras, está descalzo sobre una pequeña plataforma café y una guirnalda fina ya le cuelga hasta cerca de la cintura. A la derecha, Parvati, más alta y de perfil, tiene la piel amarilla, el rostro inclinado, ojos almendrados y cabello negro y largo. Levanta ambos brazos para colocar la guirnalda: un hilo delgado, casi invisible, sostenido entre sus manos. Viste un sari morado oscuro con pliegues negros y borde amarillo a cuadros, además de joyas, corona y pulseras. Los contornos negros son firmes, los colores planos con sombras mínimas, y hay zonas metálicas brillantes en los adornos. Sus pies descalzos, grandes y estilizados, acentúan la frontalidad popular de la escena.","contexto":"Según el Cleveland Museum of Art, se trata de Parvati colocando una guirnalda de boda a Shiva (verso), obra de autor desconocido realizada hacia 1890 en Kalighat, Kolkata, Bengala, en el este de la India. Está pintada sobre papel con témpera a la goma, grafito, tinta y estaño, y pertenece al Departamento de Arte de la India y el Sudeste Asiático. La pintura de Kalighat se producía como imagen devocional y recuerdo para peregrinos en el siglo XIX, con contorno marcado, colores planos y ejecución rápida. La escena representa la boda divina de Shiva y Parvati, relato central de la mitología hindú. No se sabe quién la pintó en concreto, algo frecuente en esta tradición de taller.","como_mirarla":"Sigue primero el hilo fino entre las manos de Parvati y nota cómo, aunque apenas se ve, organiza toda la escena. Después compara su gesto activo con la quietud de Shiva, de brazos cruzados y ojos entrecerrados. Al final, busca los brillos metálicos en joyas y coronas, pensados para relucir incluso sobre un papel modesto.","dato_curioso":"El estaño citado en la técnica no es un soporte oculto: se aplicaba sobre joyas y adornos para imitar el brillo de la plata y hacer que una pintura modesta sobre papel captara la luz.","preguntas":["¿Qué sugiere el contraste entre la acción de Parvati y la quietud de Shiva sobre el papel de cada uno en este rito?","¿Cómo cambia la guirnalda casi invisible la lectura del momento central de la escena?","¿Qué efecto tienen los colores planos y el estaño brillante en una imagen pensada para la devoción?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["hindu mythology","shiva","parvati","wedding","kalighat","gum tempera","19th century","india","devotion","garland","works on paper","divine couple"],"es":["mitología hindú","shiva","parvati","boda","kalighat","témpera a la goma","siglo xix","india","devoción","guirnalda","obra sobre papel","pareja divina"]},"objetos":["Shiva","Parvati","guirnalda","collares de cuentas","coronas","sari","plataforma"],"colores":["#E6D5B3","#6F8FA3","#D9A441","#6E2F4F","#E8C86A","#2B2B2B"],"animo":["serenidad","ritual","devota","íntima"],"epoca":"c. 1890","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"From my bench I look at the support and media. It is beige paper, uneven with small age spots, painted with gum tempera, graphite, ink and tin for the shiny touches. The drawing has a firm black outline and flat colors with minimal shading, typical of Kalighat and its quick execution for pilgrims. I notice the metallic sheen on crowns and ornaments and the very fine thread of the garland crossing between them. The surface is well preserved for a nineteenth-century work on paper.","es":"Desde mi mesa me fijo en el soporte y los materiales. Es papel beige, irregular y con manchitas del tiempo, trabajado con témpera a la goma, grafito, tinta y estaño para los brillos. El dibujo tiene contorno negro firme y colores planos, con sombras mínimas, típico de Kalighat por su ejecución rápida para peregrinos. Me interesan los brillos metálicos de coronas y adornos y el hilo finísimo de la guirnalda que cruza entre ambos. La superficie está bien conservada para ser obra sobre papel del siglo XIX."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"There is no sky or stars here, and that strikes me. Everything happens in a beige void, with no landscape or architecture, as if time had paused for an intimate gesture. Shiva, with bluish gray skin, stands still with half-closed eyes, and Parvati, with yellow skin, lifts her arms to place the garland. In Kalighat these devotional images circulated widely and this divine wedding is a central story. I like to think that thin thread is like an orbit joining two worlds.","es":"No hay cielo ni estrellas aquí, y eso me llama la atención. Todo ocurre en un vacío beige, sin paisaje ni arquitectura, como si el tiempo se hubiera detenido para un gesto íntimo. Shiva, de piel azul grisácea, está quieto con los ojos entrecerrados, y Parvati, de piel amarilla, alza los brazos para ponerle la guirnalda. En Kalighat estas imágenes devocionales circulaban mucho y esta boda divina es un relato central. Me gusta pensar que ese hilo delgado es como una órbita que une dos mundos."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"They are getting married! She is taller and on tiptoe putting a very long and thin flower necklace on him. He stands with arms crossed as if waiting, with a slightly round belly, a little mustache and a tall pointy hat that shines. She wears a dark purple sari with a yellow border and he wears a little yellow skirt with black stripes. They are barefoot and their feet look really big. There is no house or trees, just the two of them and their necklace that looks like magic.","es":"¡Se están casando! Ella es más alta y está de puntitas poniendo un collar de flores muy largo y delgadito. Él está con los brazos cruzados como esperando, con la panza un poco redonda, bigotito y un sombrero alto y puntiagudo que brilla. Ella trae un sari morado con bordecito amarillo y él una faldita amarilla con rayas negras. Están descalzos y sus pies se ven grandotes. No hay casita ni árboles, solo ellos dos y su collar que parece magia."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"If you count the two standing figures on the beige paper, how many divine persons appear in total?","es":"Si cuentas a las dos figuras de pie sobre el papel beige, ¿cuántas personas divinas aparecen en total?"},"pista":{"en":"Look at the center of the image: one on the left and one on the right.","es":"Mira el centro de la imagen: una a la izquierda y otra a la derecha."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What thin and long object does Parvati hold between her hands to place on Shiva?","es":"¿Qué objeto delgado y largo sostiene Parvati entre sus manos para colocarlo a Shiva?"},"pista":{"en":"It is a fine thread that already hangs on Shiva down to near his waist.","es":"Es un hilo fino que ya le cuelga a Shiva hasta cerca de la cintura."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What color is Parvati's sari in this Kalighat painting?","es":"¿De qué color es el sari de Parvati en esta pintura de Kalighat?"},"pista":{"en":"Find the yellow-skinned figure on the right with a yellow checkered border.","es":"Busca la figura de piel amarilla a la derecha con borde amarillo a cuadros."}}],"conexiones":["boda divina en la mitología hindú","pintura de Kalighat para peregrinos","arte devocional sobre papel del siglo XIX","uso de estaño para brillos metálicos","retrato de pareja sin paisaje ni arquitectura","color plano y contorno negro marcado"]},"salas":[],"escrita_por":"muse-wonder-1.0"}