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Title
Shiva and his family
1780-1800
Artists
Unknown Artist
About
This is a family portrait of the Hindu god Shiva on Mount Kailasha. Shiva sits on a leopard skin with dishevelled hair, a sign of his ascetic practices. He is surrounded by his wife Parvati, his elephant-headed son, Ganesha, and multi-headed son, Karttikeya, who play the musical instruments vina and drums. Shiva’s bull mount, Nandi, Ganesha's rat mount and Karttikeya's peacock mount relax around the group.
Details
Date
1780-1800
Materials used
opaque watercolour (gouache) on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 19.2 cm
Credit
Gift of Dr Nigel and Mrs Norma Hawkins 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Location
Not on display
Accession number
27.2010
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Shiva and his family
Place
Where the work was made
India
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
One hundred flowers (2011), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Sep 2011–15 Jan 2012
Glorious, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 May 2017–06 Jan 2019
Provenance
Dr Nigel and Mrs Norma Hawkins, pre Feb 2010, Australia, gift to the Art Gallery of New South Wales by Dr Nigel and Mrs Norma Hawkins, Australia, 2010.
Referenced in 1 publication
Bibliography
Look, 'Love in India' byJackie Menzies, pg.12-13, Sydney, Oct 2014, 13(colour illus.).