Jyeshtha
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Jyeshtha is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman standing on a fish, holding various objects in her hands. She is dressed in a red sari with white dots and has a red veil covering her head. Her dark hair is visible underneath the veil, and she wears bracelets on her arms. The woman holds a trident in her right hand and a red object in her left. The fish she stands on has a long snout and a diamond pattern on its body. The background of the painting is off-white, and the artist's signature is visible in the bottom-left corner. The style of this painting is reminiscent of Impressionism, with bold brushstrokes and vivid colors. To learn more about this artistic movement, explore the Impressionism movement.
A watercolour and tin alloy painting on cardboard depicts a four-armed female figure riding a crocodile, symbolizing the eighteenth lunar mansion, Jyeshtha. The work was included in the 1971 exhibition *Tantra* at the Hayward Gallery in London, curated by Philip S. Rawson and organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
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