Collection Online as of June 5, 2023
Goddess Mangala, from a Devi Series
Gum tempera on paper
Miniature: 24.8 x 21 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.154
Location
not on view
Description
The four-armed goddess sits on an open lotus against a dark green background. She holds a discus, sword, bowl of cakes, and a shield. Banana trees flank her, and her tiger mount stands beneath. The subject in the painting appears to be a regional form of the Devi, as the name “Mangala” does not appear in major Hindu scriptures.