Sujet
Vishnu Battles Madhu and Kaitabha, from a Markandeya Purana, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Vishnu Battles Madhu and Kaitabha, from a Markandeya Purana, c. 1760. This scene from a Hindu text is set during the moments before the creation of the world. The four-armed god Vishnu has just awakened on his multiheaded serpent bed that floats on the cosmic ocean of milk. Two demons generated from his earwax, according to the text, have already begun a primordial battle between good and evil. In the foothills of the western Himalayas there were numerous small kingdoms governed by rulers who paid tribute to the Mughal emperor. The rulers of these Pahari kingdoms, including Guler, began to sponsor workshops of court painters during the 1600s, following the model of the imperial Mughal atelier. Each court developed its own painting style; at Guler, unpopulated pale expanses offset the opaque hues of clustered figures delineated by smooth contour lines.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G19_018
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
90,1Mo (8,5Mo) / 58,7cm x 38,4cm / 6938 x 4538 (300dpi)