May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape

Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape

c. 1760

Gum tempera on paper

Page: 30.2 x 21.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.); Image: 28.3 x 19.8 cm (11 1/8 x 7 13/16 in.)

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.113

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Did you know?

Shiva is clad in tiger hide wrapped around his waist.

Description

Shiva is depicted sitting on snakes coiled up together on a royal seat. The scene is set in a rocky mountainous setting with a row of trees in the background. In the paintings from Chamba, Shiva is usually depicted with a white complexion in three-quarter view. This formula has remained consistent for over a century with very few exceptions.

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