WHO WERE KALIGHAT PAINTERS?NAME THE TWO THEMES PAINTED BY THEM.
Kalighat painters were the local village scroll painters and potters who came from the pilgrimage centre of the temple of Kalighat, in Bengal.
Two themes painted by them were:
a. Mythological, religious themes produced images of Gods and Goddesses.
b. Later they produced paintings on social and political themes, changes around them. These paintings often ridiculed people who aped western style.
Two themes painted by them were:
a. Mythological, religious themes produced images of Gods and Goddesses.
b. Later they produced paintings on social and political themes, changes around them. These paintings often ridiculed people who aped western style.