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Source Description
Lovers dance in an affectionate embrace, the darkness broken by the illumination of hand-held fireworks. Fireworks have long been very popular in India, especially during Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Diwali generally occurs in October or November.The sparks from the fireworks cascading to the ground are ingeniously rendered through the use of reflective gold and silver paint, now tarnished. This painting was probably bound in an album. Imagine viewing it by candlelight: upon turning the page, the sparks would have seemed to actually flicker, bringing the image to life
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Document identity
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32749
label
Embracing Lovers with Sparklers
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object
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Source metadata
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32749
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object
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title
Embracing Lovers with Sparklers
description
Lovers dance in an affectionate embrace, the darkness broken by the illumination of hand-held fireworks. Fireworks have long been very popular in India, especially during Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Diwali generally occurs in October or November.The sparks from the fireworks cascading to the ground are ingeniously rendered through the use of reflective gold and silver paint, now tarnished. This painting was probably bound in an album. Imagine viewing it by candlelight: upon turning the page, the sparks would have seemed to actually flicker, bringing the image to life
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2001.
date
ca. 1775
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Manuscripts & Rare Books
miniatures (paintings)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
18.4
height
11.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/4 x W: 4 1/2 in. (18.4 x 11.4 cm); Framed H: 20 1/8 × W: 15 3/16 × D: 1 1/4 in. (51.12 × 38.58 × 3.18 cm)
Source extras
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opaque watercolor and gold and silver paint on paper
creator_ids
2191
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INT
exhibition_ids
2071
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1
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0
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photo
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51b3d8b1e8891a63