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A painting of Mahavira enthroned
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A painting of Mahavira enthroned
India, Rajasthan or Gujarat, 18th/19th century
Mahavira seated on an elaborate gold throne at center with his hands folded in his lap, adorned with a multitude of necklaces and fresh flower garlands, the face with steady gaze surmounted by a beaded headdress and backed by a radiant nimbus, surrounded by seated jinas, a male and female donor in the foreground, each holding a fly whisk, with a pair of winged apsaras above showering flowers, amidst a verdant landscape with a floral carpet
17 1/8 x 11¼ in. (43.5 x 28.5 cm.)
India, Rajasthan or Gujarat, 18th/19th century
Mahavira seated on an elaborate gold throne at center with his hands folded in his lap, adorned with a multitude of necklaces and fresh flower garlands, the face with steady gaze surmounted by a beaded headdress and backed by a radiant nimbus, surrounded by seated jinas, a male and female donor in the foreground, each holding a fly whisk, with a pair of winged apsaras above showering flowers, amidst a verdant landscape with a floral carpet
17 1/8 x 11¼ in. (43.5 x 28.5 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia, 1970
Exhibited
Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York, 1971
Lycoming College Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1981
Lycoming College Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1981
Brought to you by
Hugo Weihe
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