Faculty Lecture Series with Chanchal Dadlani, Professor of Art History—"Death in Florence: The Maharaja of Kolhapur and the Monumento all’Indiano"

Date

Tue, Nov 17, 2026

Time

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST

Location

Smith Campus Center, 201 (Hart Room)

Host

Pomona College

Details

On the banks of the Arno River in Florence, not far from the architectural masterpieces of the Renaissance, is a small Indian tomb dating from the nineteenth century. It commemorates the Maharaja Rajaram of Kolhapur (1850-70), a young Indian prince who died in Florence while on a European tour. Set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century India, Italy, and England, Professor Dadlani will e