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Painting
The Fish Incarnation of Vishnu Defeating the Demon Hayagriva
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm)
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sheet
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image
image
Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Indian, made in Bahsoli, Jammu
ca. 1760
1755
1765
1600-1800, Indian, paintings, Vishnu
Painting
verso
1983.43
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/30/2001
83.43SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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83.43DI1
digital image
2 x 2
7/23/2002
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glossy
full
8 x 10
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negative
full
1 x 2
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83.43DI2
digital image
00/00/00
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83.43DI#3
digital image
9/8/2011
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Painting
Figure of a Woman
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (9.2 x 6.4 cm)
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sight
sight
Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
18th Century
1700
1799
1600-1800, Indian, watercolors, women
Painting
1958.36
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/5/2001
58.36DI1
digital image
6/27/2002
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58.36DI#2
digital image
00/00/00
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Painting
Shiva and Vishnu Seated in a Garden (recto); Vishnu Seated in a Garden before a Fountain (verso)
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
9 3/16 x 6 in. (23.3 x 15.2 cm)
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sheet
sheet
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image
image
Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
1794
1794
1794
Indian, manuscripts
Painting
According to Indian Hinduism, three gods comprise the Trimurti, or sacred trinity: Brahma, the Creator; Shiva, the Destroyer, and Vishnu, the Preserver. In this illustration from an illuminated Hindu manuscript, two of these gods-Shiva on the left and Vishnu on the right-are shown discussing religious or philosophical matters.
In religious art, the identity of most figures can be established by their attributes, or distinctive physical characteristics or objects. Here, Shiva is portrayed as androgynous, pale-skinned, and half nude, which represents his transcendental nature and his embodiment of the union of male and female. His posture shows his status as an ascetic yogi; the tiger skin on which he sits represents his conquest of pride and control over the mind. Seated on a throne to Shiva's right, the preserver god Vishnu has skin "the color of dark clouds." He is traditionally shown with four arms holding sacred and symbolic objects. His front arms signify his activity in the physical world; those in back, his role in the spiritual realm.
[Gallery wall label]
Verso: According to Indian Hinduism, three gods comprise the Trimurti, or sacred trinity: Brahma, the Creator; Shiva, the Destroyer; and Vishnu, the Preserver. In this illustration from an illuminated Hindu manuscript, the god Vishnu is shown in a contemplative pose, seated on a throne within a walled garden.
In religious art, most figures can be identified by their attributes, or distinctive physical characteristics or objects. The preserver god Vishnu, who has skin “the color of dark clouds,” is traditionally shown with four arms holding sacred and symbolic objects. His front arms signify his activity in the physical world; those in back, his role in the spiritual realm.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
upper centerupper center of verso
1972.31a-b
item
Memorial Art Gallery
8/1/2002
72.31aDI1
digital image
Recto
00/00/00
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72.31aDI#2
digital image
Recto
9/8/2011
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72.31bDI1
digital image
Verso
6/27/2002
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72.31bDI#2
digital image
Verso
9/8/2011
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