The shrine of Vishnu and the fifteen alvars and bhaktas of the Vaishnava cult.
Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
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Above: The shrine of the god Vishnu in his form of Shri Ranga Natha worshipped at Shrirangam near Trichinopoly. He reclines on the serpent of eternity, Ananta. Attendants on either side. Below: the figures of the fifteen alvars and bhaktas of the Vaishnava cult. The bhaktas hold square yellow fans. The ten alvars in the rows below are seated in the same position with their hands in anjali-mudra wearing sugar-loaf hats.
Object details
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| Title | The shrine of Vishnu and the fifteen alvars and bhaktas of the Vaishnava cult. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on watermarked paper |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, The shrine of Vishnu and the fifteen alvars and bhaktas of the Vaishnava cult, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825. |
| Physical description | Above: The shrine of the god Vishnu in his form of Shri Ranga Natha worshipped at Shrirangam near Trichinopoly. He reclines on the serpent of eternity, Ananta. Attendants on either side. Below: the figures of the fifteen alvars and bhaktas of the Vaishnava cult. The bhaktas hold square yellow fans. The ten alvars in the rows below are seated in the same position with their hands in anjali-mudra wearing sugar-loaf hats. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 28 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | IM.392-1923 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2000 |
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