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Trivikramapada (Three Steps of Vishnu)

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 45.6 x 27.9 cm (17 15/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.165
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Location
Not on view
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A vertically oriented gum tempera painting features a dark blue Vishnu dominating the center with four arms and three legs. One leg kicks toward the upper left, another rests on the head of a kneeling man in green, yellow, and red, and the third strides right. Adorned in a gold crown and striped red cape, his form looms against beige paper above a blue base. Handwritten text reads, "The Dwarf Incarnation."

Trivikramapada (Three Steps of Vishnu)

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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