A bronze figure of Saint Andal

SOUTH INDIA, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY

Details

A bronze figure of Saint Andal
South India, Vijayanagara period, 16th century
Standing in slight tribangha on a lotus base over a waisted plinth, her right hand raised in katakamudra and her left hanging at her side, dressed in an ankle-length dhoti tied at the waist with a fishtail knot, adorned with festooned jewelry elegantly draped over the shoulders, the face with elongated eyes and gently arched brows, the hair neatly parted and tied in a bun
17¼ in. (43.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Collection of Mrs. Sutherland Orr (1856-1948), acquired in Madras, India by advice or gift of Dr. Thurston, Curator of the Madras Museum
Springfield Museum, MA, long-term loan since 1935, gifted thereafter

Exhibited

On loan to the Springfield Museum of Art since 1935 (acc. No. 03.35)

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Lot Essay

The great Vaishnava devotee Andal was absorbed in devotion from an early age. Renouncing earthly marriage, she devoted herself completely to her Lord Vishnu. For a similar treatment of the dhoti, see V. Dehejia, Slaves of the Lord: The Path of the Tamil Saints, 1988, pl. 63.

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