File:Shiva kills the demon Andhaka.jpg
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Shiva kills the demon Andhaka(The giant demon is being speared by Shiva iin a rocky landscape surrounded by Shiva's followers) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Shiva kills the demon Andhaka(The giant demon is being speared by Shiva iin a rocky landscape surrounded by Shiva's followers) |
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Description |
This illustration was originally in a Persian manuscript of harivamsa , an appendix of Razmnama recounting the life of the Hindu god, Lord Krishna. The Persian translation of the Sanskrit text was made by order of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and the painting probably dates to c. 1590. The manuscript was broken up at an unknown date, and this page is one of a group that were given ornate borders for inclusion in an album, probably in Lucknow in the 18th century. This painting depicts Shiva, the divine yogi who shares with Vishnu a supreme role among the gods of Hinduism. A demon called Andhaka had stolen a flowering creeper from a garden created by Shiva, who follows him and decapitates him. |
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Date |
circa 1590 date QS:P571,+1590-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (painted) |
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Medium | opaque watercolour and gold on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 18.5 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q213322 |
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Accession number |
IS.7-1970 |
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Object history | Originally an illustration to the Harivamsa, the Persian translation of the Sanskrit text of the life of Krishna, and annexed to the Razmnama ("Book of War"), the Persian translation of the Mahabharata. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Bequeathed by the Hon. Dame Ada Mcnaghten | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | The borders are later additions, probably done in Lucknow in the 18th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Robert Skelton, "Mughal Paintings fromHarivamsa Manuscript", V&A Yearbook, no. 2, 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 200 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 200 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 7.0 |
File change date and time | 11:10, 25 March 2012 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
IIM version | 2 |