Shiva, Parvati and Nandi
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a seated figure with four faces, long hair, and a trident, dressed in bright yellow and white. Beside them is a woman in blue and red, sitting close. A white bull with gold decorations lies in front of them. Two other figures stand on either side, one in white and the other in orange and red. The four-faced figure holds a small object in one hand and a staff in the other. The background has a simple sky with clouds and a building ledge at the top. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next to see more works like this.
The artwork is a painting rendered in opaque watercolour on paper, featuring embossed designs, and dates to 1820. It depicts the Hindu deity Shiva in his five-headed form, Panchanana, seated alongside Parvati, with the bull Nandi positioned at their feet. Two attendants flank the central figures on either side.
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