Hanuman
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Hanuman is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This figure has a monkey’s face, a human body, and four arms. One arm holds a golden pot with tiny people carved into it. The skin is painted in bright yellow and red, with heavy black outlines and lots of jewel-like patterns. A long tail curls behind, and the legs bend like a dancer’s. The figure’s pose looks like it’s mid-motion, maybe dancing or fighting. The bright colors and bold shapes stand out against the plain background. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
A drawing from a series of one hundred depictions of Hindu deities produced in South India shows Hanuman, the monkey companion of Rama, carrying the Himalayan mountain that bears the medicinal plants used to heal Lakshman’s injury.
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