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Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya by Nainsukh
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Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Nainsukh · ca. 1780

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Artist

Nainsukh

Date

ca. 1780

Medium

Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

Image (sight): 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (13.7 x 19.4 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture / origin

India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)

Credit line

Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008

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Artist authority

Nainsukh

Pahari painter (1710-1778)

Lifespan
1710 – 1778
Wikidata
Q1252229
VIAF
59908371
ULAN
500122652
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