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Painting
The God Shiva, His Consort Parvati, and a Musician
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
7 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (19.1 x 27 cm)
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Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Jaipur, Rajasthan
ca. 1800-1850
1800
1850
1800-1900, cows, Indian, musicians, paintings, Parvati, Shiva
Painting
Shiva as the divine ascetic and the embodiment of the creative-destructive force can be identified by many attributes, each having symbolic value. He wears a tiger/leopard skin wrap (he has conquered pride), snakes coil around his hair, neck, and arms (cosmic energy, regeneration), he holds an axe (destruction) and a deer (regeneration, control of man's unsteady mind). His matted hair contains the crescent moon (time), from the top of his head flows the river Ganga (fertility), and he has a third eye in the center of his forehead (wisdom).
Shiva's consort or female half, Parvati, shown in quite elaborate dress, sits next to him as a musician entertains them. The white bull in the lower corner is Nandi, Shiva's vahana or vehicle, who, in India, is often worshiped in Shiva's place.
verso, Frame stamped in purple ink with inscription in grey ink inside, in Hindi numbers
1983.52
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Memorial Art Gallery
3/5/2001
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