Government of India
A Venetian Canal
Keywords: Pictorial Photography
Photography
Artwork
Publisher: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Description: Ratnagar, practised photography with the concept of pictorialism, a style that was characterised by a particular technique of composing the image placing emphasis on the colour and the craft of the photographer. He framed his images artistically within the subject's natural environment. The above photograph depicts a Venetian Canal submerged in soft, subtle light, lending a dream-like quality to the image.
Type: Photograph
Received From: National Gallery Of Modern Art, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.creator | Ratnagar, F. R. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-04T23:12:00Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-04T23:12:00Z |
| dc.description | Ratnagar, practised photography with the concept of pictorialism, a style that was characterised by a particular technique of composing the image placing emphasis on the colour and the craft of the photographer. He framed his images artistically within the subject's natural environment. The above photograph depicts a Venetian Canal submerged in soft, subtle light, lending a dream-like quality to the image. |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | F R Ratnagar (1898-1994) was one of the founding members of the Camera Pictorialists of Bombay, a group that pursued artistic photography at a time when the medium was considered too popular to be art. An international movement at the time, many groups of pictorialists flourished in India as well as abroad. They wanted to explore the possibilities of the camera beyond the mere documentation of an event or subject. |
| dc.format.extent | 27.3 x 20.2 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Pictorial Photography Photography Artwork |
| dc.type | Photograph |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | ngma-16967 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.creator | Ratnagar, F. R. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-04T23:12:00Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-04T23:12:00Z |
| dc.description | Ratnagar, practised photography with the concept of pictorialism, a style that was characterised by a particular technique of composing the image placing emphasis on the colour and the craft of the photographer. He framed his images artistically within the subject's natural environment. The above photograph depicts a Venetian Canal submerged in soft, subtle light, lending a dream-like quality to the image. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | F R Ratnagar (1898-1994) was one of the founding members of the Camera Pictorialists of Bombay, a group that pursued artistic photography at a time when the medium was considered too popular to be art. An international movement at the time, many groups of pictorialists flourished in India as well as abroad. They wanted to explore the possibilities of the camera beyond the mere documentation of an event or subject. |
| dc.format.extent | 27.3 x 20.2 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Pictorial Photography Photography Artwork |
| dc.type | Photograph |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | ngma-16967 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
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