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Vishnu as Narasinha

Painting
ca. 1770 - ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Nurpur (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Vishnu as Narasinha (the man-lion).


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Religion
Hinduism
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleVishnu as Narasinha (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Vishnu as Narasinha, opaque watercolour on paper, Nurpur, ca. 1770-1780
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Vishnu as Narasinha (the man-lion).
Dimensions
  • Height: 203mm (maximum)
  • Width: 255mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 163mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 235mm
17/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Vishnu as Narasinha (the man-lion).
Style
Nurpur
Object history
IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros.
Subjects depicted
Deity
Narasimha
Vishnu
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.104-1954

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433134/vishnu-as-narasinha-painting-unknown/
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