Raja Viram Dev
Painting
ca. 1790 (made)
ca. 1790 (made)
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This painting shows Viram Dev of Ghanerao visiting a shrine to the Hindi god Shiva. Viram Dev (r.1743-1778) is seated at the left of the picture, while two priests officiate at the shrine, of which the principal deity is represented by a five-faced lingam. An image of Shiva's bull, Nandi, is placed in front of the lingam.
The rulers of Ghanerao, a small town on the borders of the Rajasthani regions of Mewar and Marwar, were patrons of painting from the early 18th to mid-19th century, and as a result we have an unusually complete picture of the painting style in this small, provincial town. Painting in Ghanerao is an offshoot of the Jodhpur (Marwar) style, and artists from Jodhpur itself, as well as local artists, are known to have painted several of its rulers.
The rulers of Ghanerao, a small town on the borders of the Rajasthani regions of Mewar and Marwar, were patrons of painting from the early 18th to mid-19th century, and as a result we have an unusually complete picture of the painting style in this small, provincial town. Painting in Ghanerao is an offshoot of the Jodhpur (Marwar) style, and artists from Jodhpur itself, as well as local artists, are known to have painted several of its rulers.
Object details
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| Title | Raja Viram Dev (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Raja Viram Dev worshipping at Shiva shrine, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Ghanerav, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Thakur Viram Dev of Ghanerao is shown seated at the left of the picture in a fine muslin robe and tie-dyed turban. Two priests officiate at a shrine to the Hindu god Shiva, recognisable by the five-faced lingam and the image of Shiva's bull, Nandi. One holds a manuscript leaf. The scene is set against a wall background with brick pattern, painted heavily in white on chocolate. Trees appear behind the wall, with dark spiral clouds above. Red border. |
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| Object history | Reproduced in Waddington and Tosh Galleries catalogue, 1977, no. 24. |
| Production | Painted in the small town of Ghanerao, Rajasthan |
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| Summary | This painting shows Viram Dev of Ghanerao visiting a shrine to the Hindi god Shiva. Viram Dev (r.1743-1778) is seated at the left of the picture, while two priests officiate at the shrine, of which the principal deity is represented by a five-faced lingam. An image of Shiva's bull, Nandi, is placed in front of the lingam. The rulers of Ghanerao, a small town on the borders of the Rajasthani regions of Mewar and Marwar, were patrons of painting from the early 18th to mid-19th century, and as a result we have an unusually complete picture of the painting style in this small, provincial town. Painting in Ghanerao is an offshoot of the Jodhpur (Marwar) style, and artists from Jodhpur itself, as well as local artists, are known to have painted several of its rulers. |
| Bibliographic reference | R. Crill, The Thakurs of Ghanerao as patterns of painting, in:A. Topsfield ed., Court Painting in Rajasthan, Marg Publication, Bombay, 2000, pp. 98. |
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| Accession number | IS.26-1979 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2003 |
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