Shiva, Ganesh and Kartikeya
1810
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1810
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Shiva, Ganesh and Kartikeya is a 1810 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a family scene under a big tree. A man sits cross-legged with three small children around him. To his right, a woman in bright orange holds a baby. On the left, a red-skinned figure with an elephant head stands near a white bull. Below them, a fire burns beside a river where animals and people gather. The bright colors and detailed patterns stand out, especially the woman’s patterned skirt and the man’s white robe. The scene looks calm but busy, with lots of small figures and animals in the background. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The painting, created in 1810 using opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicts the Hindu deity Shiva with his wife Parvati and their two sons, Ganesh and Kartikeya, set in a burning ground. Kartikeya, seated on Parvati’s lap, presents severed heads to Shiva, who, with assistance from Ganesh, arranges them into a necklace. The work was acquired in 1911 from Dr A. K. Coomaraswamy’s residence in Highgate, North London, as recorded in museum provenance documents.
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