One of Vishnu's most powerful avatars is Narasimha, the Man-lion, emphasizing the integration of animal and human forms in Hindu iconography. Vishnu is shown disemboweling the demon Hiranyakasipu while Shiva and Brahma look down from the heavens; four devotees watch in awe as the gory scene unfolds.
Details
- Title: Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu
- Date: c. 1650
- Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions: image: 6-5/8 x 8-5/8 in. (16.8 x 21.9 cm); sheet: 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor
- Accession Number: P.2004.07.6
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
Object Information
To Do Battle: Conflict, Struggle, and Symbol in Art
- Norton Simon Museum, 2002-03-08 to 2002-07-08
Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection
- Norton Simon Museum, 2004-04-02 to 2004-09-06
Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum (2002-2008)
- Norton Simon Museum, 2009-04-17 to 2009-08-31
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection, 2004, no. 15 pp. 44-47
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