The god Shiva, His consort Parvati, and a musician

Unknown (Indian)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1800-1850
Height:
19.1 cm  (7 1/2 in.)
Width:
27.0 cm  (10 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver paint on paper
Place of creation:
Bhārat [India]

Description

Shiva sits with his consort or female half, Parvati, as a musician entertains them with a gottuvadhyam.

Iconclass

12H13(SHIVA)5
non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Shiva

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Gottuvadyam [3366]

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5384