Brahma
1825
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1825
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Brahma is a 1825 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This small painting shows a four-headed god with a white beard seated on a tiger skin. He holds a water pot and a string of beads. Company paintings were made for British officials in India. Most show local jobs or clothes. This one stands out for its unusual religious subject. Check out the other Company paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A painting of Brahma accompanied by his shakti, Saraswati, seated on their vahana, the cosmic goose, it is one of a set of 100 drawings depicting Hindu deities and their mounts.
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