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"Bhikharini" (English: The Beggar Woman) is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore. The story was first published in 1877 in Bharati [1] and was the first short story written in Bengali language. [2] [3] This was also Tagore's own first short story, and he was 16 years old at the time of its publication. [4]
The lady wears the crowskin cloak, takes the dresses and flees to another kingdom, where she works for a queen and her son. The son mocks her strange appearance and calls her "Kråksnäckan" ("Crow-nose"). One day, the queen and the prince attend a ball; Kråksnäckan takes off the crow cloak, puts on the bronze dress and goes to the ball.
St Martin Dividing his Cloak is a painting by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck dated around 1618, which is an altarpiece in the Sint-Martinuskerk (Saint Martin's Church) in Zaventem, Belgium. [1] The painting portrays the story of Saint Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar.
Beggar man and woman: About 1628 B184: 1: A stout man in a large cloak: About 1628 B338: 1: Self portrait bare-headed: bust, roughly etched: 1629 S376: 1: A beggar in a tall hat and long cloak, with a cottage and two figures in the background: About 1629 or earlier B012: 1: Self portrait in a fur cap, in an oval border: About 1629 B095: 1
Saint Martin and the Beggar is a painting by the Greek mannerist painter El Greco, painted c. 1597–1599, that currently is in the collection of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. [1] It depicts a legend in the life of Christian saint Martin of Tours : the saint cut off half his cloak and gave it to a beggar.
The saṃghāti is a double layers robe of Bhikkhus or Bhikkhunis used as an outer cloak for various occasions. It comes over the upper robe (uttarāsaṅga), and the undergarment (antarvāsa). In representations of the Buddha, the saṃghāti is usually the most visible garment, with the undergarment or uttarāsaṅga protruding at the bottom.
Elaborate patterns including dots, checks, and waves were used with colors from various dyes including cochineal, sulfate of iron, sulfate of copper, and sulfate of antimony were used. Men traditionally wore long over-lapping coat known as Jama with patka sash tied around on the waist and "Paijama" style pants were worn (leg coverings that gave ...
They subsequently became popular with women in colonial America. Following the rise of industrialization, the cloaks could be mass-produced. American women often imported these ready-made garments from England. [1] The cardinal cloak appears frequently in European and American historical accounts from roughly 1740 to 1840. In the last few ...