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Lakshmi and Sarasvati

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 36.1 x 29.2 cm (14 3/16 x 11 1/2 in.); Painting only: 30.1 x 25.5 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.121
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A vertically oriented gum tempera painting depicts Lakshmi and Sarasvati standing on pink lotuses against a light blue background. On our left, Lakshmi wears a red sari and holds a lotus bud. On our right, Sarasvati wears a black sari while strumming a stringed instrument. Both goddesses have medium-light skin tones, wear pointed crowns, and are framed by green lotus leaves and pink buds on arched stems.

Lakshmi and Sarasvati

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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