Shiva Dakshinamurti
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Shiva Dakshinamurti is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a seated figure with four arms, holding a long staff and a small drum. The figure wears a crown of antlers, a necklace, and colorful bracelets, with a red shield behind them. Bright yellow and black stripes cover the legs, and the background has swirling purple clouds and a sunburst behind the head. The figure looks like a god from Hindu stories, often linked to music and creation. The bold colors and simple shapes fit the style of Indian religious art from this time. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour and tin alloy painting on cardboard from 1890 depicts Shiva Dakshinamurti, the god associated with wisdom and the teacher of various forms of knowledge. The work was included in the 1971 exhibition *Tantra* at the Hayward Gallery in London, as documented by Philip S. Rawson and the Arts Council of Great Britain.
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