Shiva, Parvati and Nandi
1855
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi is a 1855 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two figures riding a white bull. The man has blue skin, a snake around his neck, and a blue headdress. The woman wears a red dress with gold trim and a golden crown. The bull has black horns and a red harness. The bright colors and simple shapes make the scene stand out. The figures look like they’re in motion, with bold outlines and flat colors. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create depth.
The artwork depicts Shiva and Parvati riding on Nandi, the bull, rendered in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper. It was part of an album of 196 items, including prints, paintings, and drawings, collected by J. Lockwood Kipling between 1865 and 1893. The album, primarily featuring lithographs from bazaars and fairs in Upper India and Bengal, was later donated to the museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling, in 1917.
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