Narasimha, the fourth avatara of Vishnu.
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Narasimha, the fourth avatara of Vishnu. is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a fierce figure with a lion’s face and a human body. It has four arms holding weapons, a crown, and a disc. The figure’s skin is pink with gold jewelry, and its face looks angry. In the background, smaller figures float above water, some with wings. The text below says this is Vishnu in one of his forms, fighting a demon. The bright colors and dramatic poses fit a style that mixed tradition with new ideas. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
Narasimha, the fourth avatara of Vishnu, is depicted killing the demon Hiranyakasipu. The white-skinned deity, adorned with royal jewelry and a conical crown, wears a green skirt and twelve arms. He sits on a column stump with the brown-skinned demon across his lap, pulling out the demon’s intestines with two hands while holding various weapons in the remaining arms. Prahlada, the demon’s son, stands to the right of Narasimha.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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