Shiva and Parvati
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Shiva and Parvati is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a group of people gathered under a big tree. In the center, a man and woman sit on a raised platform, dressed in bright orange and yellow clothes. Around them, other figures stand or kneel, wearing colorful robes and crowns. A horse stands nearby, and the background has a rocky hill with a small building. The bright colors and busy scene suggest a story from Hindu tradition. The woman’s orange dress stands out against the green leaves and yellow rocks. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
The painting, rendered in opaque watercolour on paper around 1830, depicts the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati seated together on Mount Kailasa. Below them, a tiger and a cow are shown in proximity, indicating the coexistence of contrasting elements within the scene.
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