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Shiva, Parvati and Nandi

Painting
late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mandi (made)
Punjab Hills (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Shiva and Parvati are resting on a tiger skin in a mountain setting. Shiva's divine animal vehicle, the Nandi-bull, is sitting in front. Shiva is depicted as a recluse with few belongings which are attached to his trishul(trident).

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleShiva, Parvati and Nandi (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Shiva and Parvati with Nandi in a mountain setting, opaque watercolour on paper, Punjab Hills (Pahari), possibly Mandi, late 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Shiva and Parvati are resting on a tiger skin in a mountain setting. Shiva's divine animal vehicle, the Nandi-bull, is sitting in front. Shiva is depicted as a recluse with few belongings which are attached to his trishul(trident).
Dimensions
  • Page height: 255mm (maximum)
  • Page width: 178mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 192mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 118mm (maximum)
17/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape.
Content description
Shiva and Parvati are resting on a tiger skin in a mountain setting. Shiva's divine animal vehicle, the Nandi-bull, is sitting in front. Shiva is depicted as a recluse with few belongings which are attached to his trishul(trident).
Style
Pahari
Credit line
P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Deities
Bull
Trident
Mountains
Shiva
Parvati
Nandi
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.35-1949

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Record createdNovember 1, 2002
Record URL
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