Vishnu as Kalki avatar
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Vishnu as Kalki avatar is a 1850 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a blue-skinned man with a halo, wearing a yellow dhoti and red shawl. He's holding a bow and arrow, and looking at a white horse with a red and yellow saddle. The horse is walking on green grass, with a blue sky and white clouds behind it. The man and horse are standing in front of a red and orange background, with a few white clouds. The painting is framed in blue and gold, with some writing at the top that we can't read. If you like this kind of art, you might want to check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts Vishnu mounted on the white horse Kalki, his tenth avatar, rendered in opaque watercolour on paper. It illustrates the moment when Vishnu, destined to appear at the earth's lowest point, rides Kalki to vanquish the wicked and initiate the next cycle of creation.
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