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Sati (the practice of burning widows)
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Onbekend
Waar is „Sati (the practice of burning widows)” nu? Collectie: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Onbekend.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het werk
Sati, ‘the virtuous’ in Sanskrit, refers to a custom whereby a widow is burned on the funeral pyre along with the body of her deceased husband. The life of a widow was unimaginably hard and a sati conferred status and fame on her family. British colonisers banned the ritual in 1829. Made for a European client, this painting probably belonged to a set of illustrations of ‘Indian customs.’
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-T-1993-244
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
