Brahma
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Brahma is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a figure with four heads and four arms, seated on a swan. The figure wears a crown, a long necklace, and a yellow dhoti. In his hands, he holds a rosary, a lotus, a book, and a cup. The figure's skin is a warm brown color, and his clothing is yellow and green. The background of the painting is a soft blue-green color. The overall effect is one of serenity and contemplation. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to explore the movement of Realism.
The artwork is an opaque watercolor painting on paper from 1885, depicting Brahma seated on his goose, the traditional mount. It was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited the piece. The collection may have originally been gathered by Steele's grandmother, who had lived in India.
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