The Creation of Durga: Page from a Dispersed Markandeya Purana: (Stories of the Sage Markandeya)
The image depicts a colorful painting of a scene from "The Creation of Durga". The painting is rectangular with a red border and a black inner border. The scene shows a central figure with a black face wearing a crown, sitting on a lotus flower; the figure holds a staff and a trident in right and left hands respectively. The figure wears a yellow and pink skirt and an orange head covering. The figure sits on a pink and yellow lotus flower; the lotus flower appears to float on the ground. In front of the central figure is an orange tiger. On either side of the central figure are two groups of people standing in profile; they face the central figure. The people wear colorful robes; some of them wear crowns. The background shows rolling hills with sparse vegetation; the sky is blue at the top and fades to orange near the horizon.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1810–20
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Culture
- India (Punjab Hills, Guler)
- Dimensions
- 599 × 451 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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