Great Indian Fruit Bat is a painting by Painting attributed to Bhawani Das or a follower which was uploaded on February 16th, 2017.
Great Indian Fruit Bat
This dramatic image is of the great Indian fruit bat (Pteropus giganteus) frontally displayed with one wing out-stretched. The body is shown in... more
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Great Indian Fruit Bat
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Painting attributed to Bhawani Das or a follower
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Painting - Pencil, Ink, And Opaque Watercolor On Paper
Description
This dramatic image is of the great Indian fruit bat (Pteropus giganteus) frontally displayed with one wing out-stretched. The body is shown in considerable detail, with the bat's fur, eyes, curling claws, and wing veins naturalistically articulated. This work is closely related to another image of a bat painted by the well-known artist Bhawani Das, who was trained in Mughal miniature painting and commissioned by Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of Bengal (1774-1782), and his wife, Lady Mary, to make extensive natural history studies at their estate in Calcutta. It was perhaps made by a follower of Bhawani Das who worked in a slightly more naturalistic mode.
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February 16th, 2017
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