A yogi worshipping Vishnu on Garuda

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Jaipur (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a yogi (holy man) shown three consecutive times, once sitting in front of his hut, and twice worshipping Vishnu who is seated on Garuda. The figures are depicted in a lush landscape scene.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	A yogi worshipping Vishnu on Garuda (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, a yogi worshipping Vishnu on Garuda, opaque watercolour on paper, probably Jaipur, ca. 1800
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a yogi (holy man) shown three consecutive times, once sitting in front of his hut, and twice worshipping Vishnu who is seated on Garuda. The figures are depicted in a lush landscape scene.
Dimensions	Height: 300mm Width: 417mm 08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description	A yogi (holy man) shown three consecutive times, once sitting in front of his hut, and twice worshipping Vishnu who is seated on Garuda. The figures are depicted in a lush landscape scene.
Style	Jaipur
Credit line	Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha.
Object history	From the Gayer-Anderson Collection.
Subjects depicted	Worship Ascetics Worshippers Deities Vishnu Garuda
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.255-1952

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433533/a-yogi-worshipping-vishnu-on-painting-unknown/

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