Vishnu as Varaha avatar
Painting
mid 19th century (made)
mid 19th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the Varaha avatar, the boar (second) incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is shown lifting up the earth on his tusks, having brought it up from the depths of the cosmic ocean. He is also destroying the demon Hiranyaksha, who had dragged the earth down under the waters.
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Title | Vishnu as Varaha avatar (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Vishnu as Varaha (boar) avatar, Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, mid 19th century |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the Varaha avatar, the boar (second) incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is shown lifting up the earth on his tusks, having brought it up from the depths of the cosmic ocean. He is also destroying the demon Hiranyaksha, who had dragged the earth down under the waters. |
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Content description | The Varaha avatar, the boar (second) incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is shown lifting up the earth on his tusks, having brought it up from the depths of the cosmic ocean. He is also destroying the demon Hiranyaksha, who had dragged the earth down under the waters. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Varahar or Boar Avatara' (handwritten in border) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs. Grace S. Anderson in memory of her husband John Anderson, M. D., C. E. O., F. R. S. |
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Accession number | IM.27-1917 |
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Record created | July 25, 2003 |
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