Manasa, The Snake Goddess
1890
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1890
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Manasa, The Snake Goddess is a 1890 unspecified by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, depicting Bengal, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a red dress, standing on a large snake. She has a head covering and is wearing jewelry. There are several smaller snakes around her arms. The woman's dress is a deep red color, and her jewelry is shiny. The snakes are dark gray with white spots. The painting is done in a style that looks like Impressionism or Realism. If you want to learn more about this style, look up Impressionism.
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