Durga, Hanuman and Shiva
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Durga, Hanuman and Shiva is a 1850 paint by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows four figures in bright colors. On the left, a monkey-like man in orange and yellow stands with a human face and tail. Next to him is a tiger with a dark-skinned rider in red and gold, holding a sword and a small drum. To the right, a dark figure in yellow and black stands with one hand raised. The background has bold pink and green lines, like energy or light. The tiger’s rider looks powerful, with a crown and a trident-like weapon. The monkey figure has a calm, almost human expression despite its animal traits. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour brush drawing on paper from 1850 depicts Durga riding a lion, with Hanuman carrying a flag ahead of her and Shiva following behind. The work is part of an album of 196 items, including prints, paintings, and drawings, assembled by J. Lockwood Kipling between 1865 and 1893. The album, primarily featuring lithographs sold at fairs and bazaars in Upper India and Bengal, was later donated to the museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling, in 1917.
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