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c. 1780 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Unknown artistWikidata

painting attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh

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buffalodemonDurgalion
Date
c. 1780Wikidata
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: ca. 1780
Medium
Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paperThe Met
Dimensions
13.7 × 19.4 cmThe Met
Wikidata: 13.7 × 19.4 cm
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, ManhattanWikidata
Inventory no.
2008.359.13Wikidata
Credit line
Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008The Met

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 2008 –
    Metropolitan Museum of Art
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
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