Karttikeya, Commander of the Divine Army, Seated on a Peacock by an unidentified artist
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Karttikeya, Commander of the Divine Army, Seated on a Peacock

Unattributed · Ganga Period, about 12th century

Provenance

Ownership history

  1. Sold to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvain S. Wyler, Chicago, Ill., by Mr. Oscar Meyer, Oscar Meyer Antique Works of Art Incorporated, Los Angeles, Ca., April 1962; restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvain S. Wyler, Chicago, Ill., to the Art Institute of Chicago, April 11, 1962.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

  • Chicago, Ill, Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 135, June 14, 2005-September 15, 2008

Literature

Published references

  • The Essential Guide (Art Institute of Chicago, 2013), p. 118.
  • Madhuvanti Ghose, "Mediaeval Masterpieces: Indian Sculpture of the 9th to 13th Century", Orientations, Volume 42, No. 3, (April 2011), pp. 26-31.
  • The Essential Guide, rev. ed. (Art Institute of Chicago, 2009) p. 104.
  • Pocketguide, (Art Institute of Chicago, 2009) p. 20, fig. 38.
  • Madhuvanti Ghose, “Making way for the Modern Wing,” Art Institute of Chicago Member Magazine, (October 2008), p. 24.
  • Pratapaditya Pal, "Sculptures from South India in The Art Institute of Chicago". (Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 1996), Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 30-1, figs. 11-12.
  • The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly, (Art Institute of Chicago, Spring), 1963, vol. 57, no.1, cover.
  • Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, vol. 17 (University of Hawai'i Press for the Asia Society, 1963), p. 44, fig. 5

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