Surya
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Surya is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a figure sitting inside a bright yellow pavilion with three red domed roofs. The person is dressed in a white and gold outfit, holding a red object in one hand and gesturing with the other. Flags with stripes fly above the roofs, and the whole scene has a flat, bold look with strong colors. The figure appears to be a deity from Hindu tradition, often linked to the sun. The pavilion’s style suggests it’s inspired by Indian architecture, with curved arches and a balanced design. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The artwork depicts Surya, the sun god, seated in his city of Vivaswati, rendered in opaque watercolour on paper. Painted in 1885 by an unknown artist, the piece was later acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited it. The collection may have been originally gathered during the Steele family's time in India.
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