Kali and Shiva
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Kali and Shiva is a 1850 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a fierce figure with four arms sitting on a tiger skin. The figure has dark skin, a golden crown, and wears a necklace of small heads. One hand holds a bowl, another a sword, and the others gesture or hold a skull. The background is dark with a border of flowers and leaves. The figure’s many arms and fierce look suggest a powerful deity from mythology. The tiger skin and skulls hint at strength and danger. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more paintings like this.
A painting in opaque watercolor on paper depicts the goddess Kali standing atop the prone body of Shiva, rendered in red with four visible heads and wearing a tiger skin, while a tiger sits behind them.
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